Konstam Marvin A
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Oct 6;44(7):1361-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.06.055.
The coming years will see continued growth in the epidemic of heart failure (HF) and increasingly complex pharmacologic, interventional, and device-based therapies, effective in reducing HF morbidity and mortality. Highly trained clinician-specialists are needed to assist in optimally evaluating and managing patients with HF. The patient is the central element defining the skills needed within this cardiology subspecialty. Primary care education, disease management strategies, and effective communication among HF specialists and other clinicians are key systemic elements needed to deliver the increasingly complex array of treatments to the expanding population of patients with HF.
在未来几年，心力衰竭（HF）的流行趋势将持续增长，药物治疗、介入治疗和基于设备的治疗也会越来越复杂，但这些治疗在降低HF发病率和死亡率方面是有效的。需要训练有素的临床专科医生来协助对HF患者进行最佳评估和管理。患者是定义这一心脏病亚专业所需技能的核心要素。初级保健教育、疾病管理策略以及HF专科医生与其他临床医生之间的有效沟通，是为不断增加的HF患者群体提供日益复杂的一系列治疗所需的关键系统要素。
