Principles of Outpatient Care of Patients With Heart Failure

These guidelines combine the key provisions for the management of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) at the outpatient stage based on current data from clinical studies, new 2024 clinical guidelines of the Russian Society of Cardiology for the management of CHF patients, and the provisions of the current order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on the procedure for conducting dispensary observation. CHF is a progressive disease characterized by a high risk of death, rehospitalizations, and disability. Reducing the risk of CHF decompensation and improving the prognosis is possible only with regular monitoring of the patient's condition and timely correction of therapy. The priority task of the outpatient unit is to expand the coverage of dispensary follow-up of CHF patients, preventive counseling, and telemedicine monitoring for timely identification of the patients at a high risk of CHF progression, improving their quality of life, and prolonging their life duration.