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 …

Heart failure (HF) has been singled out as an epidemic and is a staggering clinical and
public health problem, associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare …

Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …

Aims Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is frequent in the general population; however, the
assessment of diastolic function remains challenging. We aimed to evaluate the impact of …

Aims To establish the prevalence of unrecognized heart failure in elderly patients with a
diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in a stable phase of their disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (CHF) are common
conditions. The prevalence of COPD ranges from 20% to 30% in patients with CHF. The …

Heart failure has been singled out as an emerging epidemic, which could be the result of
increased incidence and/or increased survival leading to increased prevalence. Knowledge …

Objectives To obtain national data on the clinical characteristics, investigation, management
and outcome of patients hospitalised with a diagnosis of heart failure. Method A survey was …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is increasing in prevalence with the
aging of the population, and morbidity and mortality rates are comparable to that of heart …

Aims Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HF‐PEF) can be difficult to diagnose in
clinical practice. Myocardial fibrosis is a major determinant of diastolic dysfunction (DD) …