Publications by authors named "Jorge Manzarbeitia Arambarri"
Rationale and methods of the multicenter randomised trial of a heart failure management programme among geriatric patients (HF-Geriatrics).
Carlos Rodríguez Pascual Emilio Paredes Galán Jose Luis Gonzalez Guerrero Rocio Menendez Colino Pedro Abizanda Soler Jorge Manzarbeitia Arambarri
BMC Public Health
August 2011
Background: Disease management programmes (DMPs) have been shown to reduce hospital readmissions and mortality in adults with heart failure (HF), but their effectiveness in elderly patients or in those with major comorbidity is unknown. The Multicenter Randomised Trial of a Heart Failure Management Programme among Geriatric Patients (HF-Geriatrics) assesses the effectiveness of a DMP in elderly patients with HF and major comorbidity.
Methods/design: Clinical trial in 700 patients aged ≥ 75 years admitted with a primary diagnosis of HF in the acute care unit of eight geriatric services in Spain.