NICE is updating its clinical guideline on the management of chronic heart failure in adults and has published its draft recommendations for public consultation.
Dr Fergus Macbeth, director, Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE, said: “The draft guideline clearly indicates those recommendations that are new or have been changed from the original. For example, the original guideline recommended the use of echocardiography to help confirm a diagnosis of heart failure only after other tests were inconclusive. “Based on a review of new evidence, the updated draft recommends that people with suspected heart failure and who have had a previous heart attack should be referred urgently for echocardiography and specialist assessment.” www.nice.org.uk
