Background The LHFRS is a simple score derived from three factors (history of
hypertension, history of coronary artery disease/myocardial infarction, and red blood cell …

Despite decades of intensive research and therapeutic development, heart failure remains a
leading cause of death worldwide. However, recent advances in several basic and …

Objective To analyze the age-specific temporal trends, in-hospital outcomes and
readmissions for acute heart failure (HF). Background There is a paucity of data on the age …

Recently, we have been working on enhancing the effectiveness of treatment for acute heart
failure (HF) through team-based care. This study was designed to assess the benefits of this …

Background Recently, patients with supra-normal left ventricular ejection fraction (snEF) are
reported to have high risk of adverse outcomes, especially in women. We sought to evaluate …

Objectives We aimed to determine the association between changes in nutritional status and
the activities of daily living (ADL) at discharge, considering frailty status of older patients with …

Background: The clinical features of patients with cardiomyopathy, including dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), or restrictive cardiomyopathy …

The optimal heart rate (HR) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
(HFrEF) has been ill-defined. Recently, a formula was proposed for estimating the target …

Background This study sought to explore the prevalence and clinical utility of different
patterns of multiorgan venous congestion as assessed by the venous excess ultrasound …

The implementation of optimal medical therapy is a crucial step in the management of heart
failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Over the prior three decades, there have been …