Title:Malthusian Trajectory for Heart Failure and Novel Translational
Ambulatory Technologies
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Author(s): Bidargaddi Niranjan, Maximilian P. de Courten, Pupalan Iyngkaran*Malcolm Battersby
Affiliation:
- Mitchell
Institute, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia and Werribee Mercy Sub School, School of Medicine Sydney, The
University of Notre Dame Australia, Werribee, Australia
Keywords:
Ambulatory care, congestive heart failure, health, technology, translation, malthusian concept.
Abstract:
Introduction: It has been estimated that congestive heart failure (CHF) will reach epidemic
proportions and contribute to large unsustainable impacts on health budgets for any cardiovascular
condition. Against other major trends in cardiovascular outcomes, readmission and disease
burden continue to rise as the demographics shift.
Methods: The rise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) among elderly women
will present new challenges. Gold standard care delivers sustainable and cost-effective health improvements
using organised care programs. When coordinated with large hospitals, this can be replicated
universally.
Results: A gradient of outcomes and ambulatory care needs to be shifted from established institutions
and shared with clients and community health services, being a sizeable proportion of CHF care.
Conclusion: In this review, we explore health technologies as an emerging opportunity to address
gaps in CHF management.