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Heart Failure—A Good Target for Disease Management
- Common chronic disease
- High costs—direct and indirect
- Decreased quality of life
- High mortality
- Extensive research to guide therapy
- Appropriate therapies extend life and improve symptoms
- Therapies are "challenging" to use and implement in this high risk population
- Technology available to monitor
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