A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure. (2022)
Journal Article
Shing Kwok, C., Satchithananda, D., Ahmed, F. Z., Chue, C. D., Barker, D., Patwala, A., …Mallen, C. D. (2022). A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 9(12. Special issue Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment), https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9120455

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a global problem responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS: This review describes the patient pathways and missed opportunities related to treatment for patients with HF. RESULTS: The contemporary... Read More about A Critical Evaluation of Patient Pathways and Missed Opportunities in Treatment for Heart Failure..

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure (2020)
Journal Article
Shing Kwok, C., Zieroth, S., Van Spall, H. G. C., Helliwell, T., Clarson, L., Mohamed, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.064

Background:
Little is known about frailty amongst patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) on a national level.

Methods:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for HF in the United States. We examined how... Read More about The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure.