Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey

Hancock, H.C.; Close, H.; Fuat, A.; Murphy, J.J.; Hungin, A.P.S.; Mason, J.M.

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003866

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Biodegradable stent or balloon dialation for benign oesophageal stricture: pilot randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Dhar, A., Close, H., Hancock, H., Maier, R., Wilson, D., Mason, J., …Dwarakanath, D. (2014). Biodegradable stent or balloon dialation for benign oesophageal stricture: pilot randomised controlled trial. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20(48), 18199-18206. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18199

AIM: To undertake a randomised pilot study comparing biodegradable stents and endoscopic dilatation in patients with strictures. METHODS: This British multi-site study recruited seventeen symptomatic adult patients with refractory strictures. Patient... Read More about Biodegradable stent or balloon dialation for benign oesophageal stricture: pilot randomised controlled trial.

Co-ordinated care is key to accurate diagnosis and effective management of HF (2014)
Journal Article
Fuat, A., & Hancock, H. (2014). Co-ordinated care is key to accurate diagnosis and effective management of HF. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 9(7), 359-360. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2014.9.7.359

Ahmet Fuat and Helen C Hancock outline the results of a study which found that care of heart failure patients in the UK has changed little in more than a decade

Management of colorectal cancer presenting with synchronous liver metastases (2014)
Journal Article
Siriwardena, A., Mason, J., Mullamitha, S., Hancock, H., & Jegatheeswaran, S. (2014). Management of colorectal cancer presenting with synchronous liver metastases. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 11, 446-459. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.90

Up to a fifth of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) present with synchronous hepatic metastases. In patients with CRC who present without intestinal obstruction or perforation and in whom comprehensive whole-body imaging confirms the absence of ex... Read More about Management of colorectal cancer presenting with synchronous liver metastases.

Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey (2014)
Journal Article
Hancock, H., Close, H., Fuat, A., Murphy, J., Hungin, A., & Mason, J. (2014). Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey. BMJ Open, 4(3), Article e003866. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003866

Objectives: To explore changes in healthcare professionals’ views about the diagnosis and management of heart failure since a study in 2003. Design: Focus groups and a national online cross-sectional survey. Setting and participants: Focus groups (n=... Read More about Barriers to accurate diagnosis and effective management of heart failure have not changed in the past 10 years: a qualitative study and national survey.