Top Ten Challenges in Heart Failure Management

The challenges of heart failure care are recognized by patients and providers. Patients experience debilitating symptoms and recurrent hospitalizations. Hospitalization rates are high, and the economic burden now exceeds $10 billion annually. Proven drug therapies are not consistently prescribed, advanced therapies are missed, and patient compliance issues are often overlooked. Using the top challenges as a framework, this article enhances the reader's confidence in caring for these complex patients.