Background: There is uncertainty about whether physician specialty influences the
outcomes of outpatients with congestive heart failure after adjustment for differences in case …

Background Implementation of the complex treatment strategies that have been shown to
improve survival of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) may require certain …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that patients with heart failure (HF) treated by
cardiologists have improved outcomes compared with patients treated by other physicians. It …

Study objectives Severity of illness, treatment choices, and clinical outcomes may vary with
physician training. This study was performed to determine whether such differences exist …

Objectives. This study sought to define specialty-related differences in the care and outcome
of patients admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure (CHF). Background …

Background—It is not known whether subspecialty care by cardiologists improves outcomes
in heart failure patients from the community over care by other physicians. Methods and …

BACKGROUND: Whether specialty care improves survival among patients with heart failure
remains controversial. METHODS: We evaluated specialty care and outcomes in 25869 …

Objectives: This study examined the outcomes of new-onset heart failure (HF) outpatients
managed by cardiologists and primary care (PC) physicians. Background: Several studies …

Background: Previous studies suggest that specialty care is more costly but may produce
improved outcomes for patients with acute cardiac illnesses. Objective: To determine …

Aims This study was designed to identify potential specialty-related differences in the
epidemiology, clinical profile, management and outcome of patients hospitalized for …