Reducing heart failure admission rates in England 2004–2011 are not related to changes in primary care quality: national observational study

Heart failure (HF) is an important clinical problem. Expert consensus has defined HF as a primary care‐sensitive condition for which the risk of unplanned admissions may be reduced by high quality primary care, but there is little supporting evidence. We analysed time trends in HF admission rates in England and risk and protective factors for admission.

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