UPDATED HEART FAILURE PATHWAY

The Calgary Zone’s heart failure pathway has been revised to consider updated evidence and guidelines related to caring for patients in the medical home.

That includes the following:

  • Evidence to support the need for early follow-up of patients by primary care within seven- to 10-days post-discharge with heart failure symptoms or diagnosis

  • Critical need to obtain and document both left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) at the time of diagnosis to stratify medications and support follow-up with specialist care

  • Pharmacological treatment updates for both heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

Download the pathway.