Special ArticleCanadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference guidelines on heart failure – 2008 update: Best practices for the transition of care of heart failure patients, and the recognition, investigation and treatment of cardiomyopathiesMise à jour 2008 des lignes directrices de la conférence consensuelle sur l’insuffisance cardiaque de la Société canadienne de cardiologie : Meilleures pratiques pour la transition des soins des insuffisants cardiaques et le dépistage, l’exploration et le traitement des myocardiopathies
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