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We thank Dr Jaarsma for highlighting the importance of choosing appropriate outcomes in heart failure research. The COACH trial recently found that neither moderate nor intensive disease management programmes by a nurse specialising in management of patients with heart failure reduced death or hospitalisation compared with standard treatment.1 In contrast, our trial evaluated the effectiveness of improvements in prescribing evidence-based treatments for heart failure and the appropriate assessment …
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