Heart failure (HF) data in Latin America (LA) were reviewed to guide health service planning
in the prevention and treatment of HF. The HF epidemiology and the adequacy of relevant …

… Heart failure is a major public health concern. The aim of this review was to estimate the
burden of heart failure in Latin America… and prevalence of heart failure in Latin America. High …

… Coronary artery disease is the main cause of congestive heart failure (CHF) in all populations.
Latin American countries (LAC) are undergoing the first phase of an epidemic of coronary …

… It is well known that in Europe and the USA, acute heart failure (AHF) is the leading cause of
… hospital outcomes of patients admitted for AHF in Latin America is scarce, we conducted a …

… : Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome representing the end-stage of several
cardiac diseases. Our objective was to estimate the burden of heart failure in Latin America. …

… suspect Chagas heart failure in every patient coming from Latin America with chronic heart
failure. … The clinical course is poorer than that of non-Chagas heart failure; however, medical …

… to estimate the prevalence of heart failure (HF) with preserved … disease was more often found
than in Latin America (69%) and North … Chronic heart failure (HF) is a major health problem …

… The Heart Failure Studies Group [Grupo de Estudos de Insuficiência Cardíaca (GEIC)], …
that the members of Latin American Societies be specialists in heart failure, either in research or …

… [5], a prospective multicenter cohort study based on the European Heart Failure Pilot Survey,
… In Latin America, the Brazilian heart failure registry (BREATHE) results showed a similar …

Background In high-income temperate countries, the number of hospitalizations for heart
failure (HF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increases during the winter. This finding has …