Heart failure is the end stage of all diseases of the heart and is a major cause of morbidity
and mortality. It is estimated to account for about 5% of admissions to hospital medical …

The primary abnormality in non-valvar heart failure is an impairment in left ventricular
function, leading to a fall in cardiac output. The fall in cardiac output leads to activation of …

Acute and chronic management strategies in heart failure are aimed at improving both
symptoms and prognosis, although management in individual patients will depend on the …

Important reductions in cardiovascular mor-tality that have occurred over the past three
decades in most industrialised regions have not beenaccompanied by a decline in mortality …

Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac
disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump. It has a major impact on …

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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 …

Background. The extent to which guidelines for the treatment of heart failure are currently
followed in primary care in the UK is unclear. Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of heart …

Chronic heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population.
Both, the increasing age of the population and success in the treatment of patients with …

Therapy has improved the survival of heart failure (HF) patients. However, many patients
progress to advanced chronic HF (ACHF). We propose a practical clinical definition and …