Behind the Science: Behind Addressing Clinical Inertia

The phenomenon known as clinical inertia is defined as the failure to establish appropriate targets and escalate treatment to achieve treatment goals. A major talking point in discussions and conference, the real-world presence of clinical inertia is often difficult to identify within one’s own practice, but can lead to patients failing to meet goal. In this edition of Behind the Science, Practical Cardiology Senior Editor Patrick Campbell gets expert perspective on how a trio of clinicians go about identifying and confronting clinical inertia.