Primary care physician perceptions of tests routinely used in diagnosis of heart failure and the reported proportion of patients on ACE inhibitors compared to actual prescribing on CardioMonitor data (EuroHF study10)
| Britain | Netherlands | France | Germany | Italy | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=111) (%) | (n=41) (%) | (n=28) (%) | (n=40) (%) | (n=41) (%) | (n=13) (%) | |
| *CardioMonitor data. | ||||||
| ECG | 73 (66) | 19 (46) | 27 (96) | 40 (100) | 41 (100) | 12 (92) |
| Chest x ray | 105 (95) | 39 (95) | 24 (86) | 33 (83) | 38 (93) | 13 (100) |
| Echocardiography | 30 (27) | 3 (7.5) | 18 (64) | 25 (63) | 30 (73) | 5 (39) |
| Patients reported to be on ACE inhibitors (%) | 54 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 47 |
| Patients actually on ACE inhibitors* (%) | 43 | – | 38 | 41 | 26 | 25 |