Multidisciplinary Approach for the Treatment Chronic Heart Failure Patients at Nakhonpathom Hospital

Authors

  • Kamonrat Thongplung, M.D. Division of Internal Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Keywords:

heart failure clinic, multidisciplinary approach

Abstract

          Heart failure is a condition characterized by high rate of mortality and rehospitalization. Multidisciplinary care for heart failure patients reduce rate of hospital stay and mortality rate.

          Objective:  To study the outcome of heart failure patients who were care by multidisciplinary approach.

          Method:  A retrospective descriptive study was conducted to determine the results of  multidisciplinary approach for chronic heart failure patients at Nakhonpathom Hospital in terms  of NYHA functional class, quality of life, 6-MWT and rehospitalization from 1 October 2016 to 31 October 2017.

          Result:  Total 71 patients were enrolled, most of them were in the age range of 30-60  (47.9%). 70.4% (50/71) was male. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) were 94.4%  (67/71). Optimal medical treatments were received following standard guidelines of heart failure.  For example, ACEI/ARB, aldosterone antagonist, B-blocker and digoxin, warfarin therapy for prevention embolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart failure symptoms were improved  from NYHA functional class III and IV to class I and II in most of cases. Quality of life and cardiac performance (6-MWT) was improved (p<0.01). Total 67 patients were complete follow-up at 3, 6, and 12 months. The re-hospitalization rate were 19.7, 25.3 and 2.8, respectively. Mortality in first year was 5.6 percent (4 patient) due to unexplained death.

          Conclusion:  Multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of chronic heart failure patients could reduce severity of symptom in term of NYHA functional class, improvement quality of life, cardiac performance and reduction of re-hospitalization rate.

Author Biography

Kamonrat Thongplung, M.D., Division of Internal Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Thai Board of Cardiology

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2018-07-17

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Thongplung K. Multidisciplinary Approach for the Treatment Chronic Heart Failure Patients at Nakhonpathom Hospital. Reg 4-5 Med J [internet]. 2018 Jul. 17 [cited 2026 Feb. 22];37(2):108-1. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reg45/article/view/134915

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