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Hospital-at-home care for CHF—verdict, 'not proven'

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Tibaldi et al. have addressed the feasibility of 'hospital-at-home' care as an alternative to hospitalization for elderly patients with chronic heart failure. Although this study addresses an important subject, and the results are intriguing, extrapolation to other settings may not be easy. The study should, therefore, be regarded as hypothesis-generating rather than definitive.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, G4 0SF, Glasgow, UK

    Karen J. Hogg

  2. British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, G12 8TA, Glasgow, UK

    John J. V. McMurray

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Hogg, K., McMurray, J. Hospital-at-home care for CHF—verdict, 'not proven'. Nat Rev Cardiol 7, 63–64 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2009.225

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