This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and …

Reduced functional ability and exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure (HF) are
associated with poor quality of life and a worse prognosis. The 6-minute walking test …

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Heart failure is a life‐threatening disease and addressing it should be considered a global
health priority. At present, approximately 26 million people worldwide are living with heart …

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected …

Background—Heart failure (HF) is an important contributor to both the burden and cost of
national healthcare expenditures, with more older Americans hospitalized for HF than for …

Importance Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a progressive clinical syndrome,
and many patients' condition worsen over time despite treatment. Patients with more severe …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

We propose that stage D advanced heart failure be defined as the presence of progressive
and/or persistent severe signs and symptoms of heart failure despite optimized medical …