NEED TO KNOW HEART FAILURE.

MEDICAL care; RECORDING & registration; QUALITY standards; HEART failure; MEDICAL practice; ANGIOTENSIN converting enzyme; PATEL, Kiran

The article presents answers to questions about dilemmas resulting from the increase in patients on practice Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) registers in Great Britain, from the perspective of Dr. Kiran Patel. The QOF measures the proportion of patients taking angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, indicating how brain natriuretic peptides are often used to confirm a diagnosis of a heart failure.