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European Journal of Heart Failure 2005 7(4):590-591; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.07.021
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© 2005 European Society of Cardiology

Recognising the "other half" of the heart failure equation: are we doing enough for family caregivers?

Simon Stewart

National Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia Adelaide, Australia E-mail address: simon.stewart@unisa.edu.au

Key Words: Heart failure • Caregivers • Family

Received June 17, 2004;
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When we describe the burden imposed by heart failure, we often focus on the "big picture" numbers that capture the imagination and give us some sense of the enormous challenge we face in dealing with this modern epidemic. For example, knowing that there are at least 15 million cases of heart failure per annum in Europe, Japan, and the USA combined [1], and that the direct cost of providing health care to such individuals . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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