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Advanced heart failure beckons: where are the cardiologists?
Author(s) -
Varun Rastogi,
Aparna Jaswal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-020-01028-6
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiac surgery , vascular surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , remedial education , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , surgery , law , political science , physics , optics
Advanced Heart Failure is one of the leading causes of death and hospitalization worldwide. Its incidence is increasing steadily in India as well. Despite a huge need, not many cardiologists take heart failure as a career option. The present article seeks to explore the potential reasons for this lack of interest among cardiologists of the country. It also briefly attempts to suggest remedial actions.

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