Optimising management of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in primary care (OPTIMISE-HFpEF): Rationale and protocol for a multi-method study

Funding

This work is independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research Grant (reference number 384). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR, the NHS, or the Department of Health. FDRH acknowledges his part-funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research, the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Health Research and Care (CLARHC) Oxford, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), and the NIHR Oxford Medtech and In-Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (MIC). Recruitment support for WP2a and WP2b was provided by the NIHR Clinical Research Network. WP2b research was carried out at/supported by the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility Facilities and the Oxford Cardiovascular Clinical Research Centre.