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Elgasim Ahmed, N., Ahmed, K. O., Abdelaziz Dafalla, S., Mohammed Elhassan, H. H., Saeed Al khalifa, M., & Bedawi Babiker, A. (2022). The First Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinic in Sudan: A Descriptive Report. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS), 17(1), 146-151. https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v17i1.10692

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  • Nasrein Elgasim Ahmed

    Nasrein Elgasim Ahmed

    Ahmed Gasim Cardiac Surgery and Renal Transplantation Center, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Kannan O. Ahmed

    Kannan O. Ahmed

    Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan
  • Samoal Abdelaziz Dafalla

    Samoal Abdelaziz Dafalla

    Ahmed Gasim Cardiac Surgery and Renal Transplantation Center, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Huda Hamid Mohammed Elhassan

    Huda Hamid Mohammed Elhassan

    Ahmed Gasim Cardiac Surgery and Renal Transplantation Center, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Mohammed Saeed Al khalifa

    Mohammed Saeed Al khalifa

    Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, College of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan
  • Anas Bedawi Babiker

    Anas Bedawi Babiker

    Royal Care International Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan

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  • Mar 31, 2022

The First Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinic in Sudan: A Descriptive Report

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS) / Sudan JMS: Volume 17 (2022), Issue No. 1 / Pages 146-151

Abstract

Outcomes for patients with heart failure (HF) remain suboptimal worldwide, despite the national and international guidelines. A disease management program such as a multidisciplinary (MD) team HF clinic proved to be one of the effective strategies to improve patients’ outcomes. In June 2018, the first MD-HF clinic was opened at Ahmed Gasim Cardiac Surgery and Renal Transplantation Center, Khartoum, Sudan. This focused report aims to share our experience and pave the way for such an approach for cardiac and other specialty services that may require MD-specialized clinics. We provide a detailed report of the MD team, structure, facilities, and plans of the HF clinic, which may be considered as a nucleus for an advanced HF program and heart transplant in Sudan.

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