PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – Promote a comparison on the need to strengthen the timely diagnosis, the multidisciplinary takeover and the territorial organization of the pathways dedicated to heart failure in Sicily. This is the goal of the Consensus Paper developed within the framework of the project “Cardiaco Compensation: from national vision to regional implementation”, presented in Palermo, at the Sicilian Regional Assembly.
In the course of the initiative, the clinical and organizational relevance of heart failure was recalled, a chronic condition with high impact on the Regional Health Service. Particular attention has been paid to strengthening the patient’s clinical grip. Salvatore Novo, already President of the Sicilian Regional Section of the Italian Society of Cardiology, recalled that “the management of heart failure requires an accurate clinical framework and a structured takeover, capable of integrating cardiology, internal medicine, General Medicine and territorial services. The uncompensated patient often has complex comorbidity and risk profiles, requiring co-ordinated skills and clear criteria of access to insights. A shared regional path can help consolidate appropriateness and continuity of care.”
During the press conference, the role of integrated home care was deepened as a strategic component to reduce misuse in the hospital. Giuseppe Leonardi, Specialist Cardiaco Advanced Compensation Unit, A.O.U. “Policlinic – V. Emanuele” of Catania, highlighted how “domiciliary assistance represents a decisive lever to better manage elderly, fragile or highly complex patients, especially after a hospitalization for heart failure. A structured home model, integrated with dedicated infermieristics, teleconsultation and clinical control tools, can prematurely intercept worsening signals and reduce unpretentious access in the emergency room and avoidable reoccurrence.”
Suffering on the role of General Medicine for the early interception of the patient, Riccardo Scoglio, Regional Secretary of Sicily of the Italian Society of Doctors of General Medicine and Primary Care, underlined that “the General Medicine Doctor represents the first point of observation of the patient at risk or with initial symptoms, but must be able to operate within a defined path, with clear sending criteria, access to innovative diagnostic modes, prediction of adequate digital tools and timely fitting. To strengthen the management of the 2 heart failure, it is necessary to guarantee the territorial medicine a shared model to guide the patient towards the most appropriate setting.”
The comparison also highlighted the need to enhance the patient’s point of view. Giulia Levrero, Delegate of the Italian Unpaid Cardiaci Association, pointed out that “the patient associations play an essential role in bringing out daily difficulties related to heart failure. Strengthening dialogue between patients, clinicians and institutions means building paths closer to the concrete needs of people, able to guarantee continuity, information and support even after hospital dismissal.”
The document presented in the Sicilian Regional Assembly, realized with the non-conditional contribution of AstraZeneca Italy and Bayer Italy, recalls, among the main recommendations, the systematic use of the NT-proBNP biomarker in the territorial setting to promote early diagnosis and risk stratification, the definition of access criteria and taken into account and the integration of innovative digital tools. Through the initiative, the importance of supporting the implementation of a Preventive Diagnostic Path Therapeutic Regional Assistential for Uncompensation has been reiteratedor heart, able to consider early diagnosis, timely access to the therapies and territorial organization in each area of the Region.
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