Background Planning strategies to prevent heart failure (HF) in developing countries require
epidemiologic data in primary care. The purpose of this study was to estimate the …

BackgroundDiagnosing heart failure (HF) in primary care can be challenging, especially in
elderly patients with comorbidities. Insight in the prevalence, age, comorbidity and routine …

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome caused by structural and functional
cardiac abnormalities resulting in the impairment of cardiac function, entailing significant …

Aims Heart failure (HF) is a major public health burden worldwide. Of patients presenting
with HF, 30–55% have a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) rather than a reduced ejection …

Aims We conducted a population‐based cross‐sectional study to assess the prevalence of
both preclinical and clinical heart failure (HF) in the elderly. Methods and results A sample of …

Background Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem with increasing prevalence
worldwide. It is associated with high mortality and poor quality of life due to recurrent and …

Background Heart failure (HF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, yet data on HF
subtype (HF with reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF] and preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]) …

Background: data on heart failure (HF) in Brazil are ensued from tertiary centers. This
information can not be extended to the rural population, for it reflects distinct social …

Objective The current guidelines for the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) are based on studies
of hospital-based patients. The aim of this study is to describe the symptoms, clinical signs …

Background—Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disorder associated with frequent morbidity
and mortality. An American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology staging …