Health & Environment
Nurse-Led Care Slashes Heart Failure Deaths by 22% in Kerala
The New Indian Express53m
THE BRIEF
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The TIME-HF trial conducted across 22 hospitals in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka demonstrated that nurse-led, app-assisted care reduces heart failure mortality by 22% over two years.
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The study, presented at the ESC Congress 2026, involved 1,507 patients with an average age of 62, proving that process-related changes can significantly improve survival rates.
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Nurses used a mobile app to monitor patient health data and medication adherence, addressing a critical care gap where patients previously had limited access to cardiologists.