Despite an increase in manuscripts describing epidemiological aspects of heart failure since
the 1990s, 1 additional information is still needed, as indicated by various editorials. w2 w3 …

Until recently, heart failure has been a much neglected condition and, to some extent, this is
still true. There are many reasons why heart failure might be neglected. Probably one of the …

Introduction The epidemiology of heart failure in Europe is poorly described. The
presentation and aetiology are heterogeneous and little is known about differences between …

The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25
years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart …

Although everybody feels they know what heart failure means, there is no generally
accepted definition. The following opinions and definitions describe the conflicting …

Methods The Medline Literature Database from January 1966 to June 1995 was searched
using the medical subject headings heart failure (congestive), cardiomyopathy (congestive) …

These Guidelines are based on the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines published in
1995 and 1997 [1, 2], respectively, and have now been combined into one paper. Where …

Aims To determine the incidence and aetiology of heart failure in the general population.
Methods and Results New cases of heart failure were identified from a population of 151000 …

The aim of this report is to provide practical guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment and
treatment of heart failure for use in clinical practice and in addition for epidemiological …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with a heavy burden of disease for patients and
healthcare professionals. Quality of life and long-term prognosis for affected patients remain …