Abstract
Dear Editor
The recently published DIAL trial [1] is a welcome addition to the increasing
number of studies demonstrating the benefits of applying dedicated chronic
heart failure (HF) management programs. [2] In the first multi-centre randomised trial including more than 1500 patients followed for more than a year, the GESICA Investigators demonstrated that a simple and effective telephone intervention applied by highly trained nurses resulted in a significant reduction in HF admissions. A key question, of course, is how can we interpret the results of the DIAL trial relative to other popular forms of HF management? Should
we accept the author’s assertions that
The recently published DIAL trial [1] is a welcome addition to the increasing
number of studies demonstrating the benefits of applying dedicated chronic
heart failure (HF) management programs. [2] In the first multi-centre randomised trial including more than 1500 patients followed for more than a year, the GESICA Investigators demonstrated that a simple and effective telephone intervention applied by highly trained nurses resulted in a significant reduction in HF admissions. A key question, of course, is how can we interpret the results of the DIAL trial relative to other popular forms of HF management? Should
we accept the author’s assertions that
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 425 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | British Medical Journal |
| Volume | 331 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |