Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in the general population can inform
assessments of disease burden, research, public health policy and health system care …

Background Heart failure is a major and growing medical and economic problem worldwide
as 1–2% of the healthcare budget are spent for heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure …

Aims To provide the first systematic analysis of the burden and underlying causes of heart
failure (HF) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017. Methods and results We …

Background: Poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) is common in heart failure (HF), but
there are few data on HRQL in HF and the association between HRQL and mortality outside …

Background Large-scale and contemporary population-based studies of heart failure
incidence are needed to inform resource planning and research prioritisation but current …

Abstract Aims The European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long‐Term Registry (ESC‐
HF‐LT‐R) was set up with the aim of describing the clinical epidemiology and the 1‐year …

The damage inflicted on the myocardium during acute myocardial infarction is the result of 2
processes: ischemia and subsequent reperfusion (ischemia/reperfusion injury). During the …

Background Most data on mortality and prognostic factors in patients with heart failure come
from North America and Europe, with little information from other regions. Here, in the …

Background Specialised disease management programmes for heart failure aim to improve
care, clinical outcomes and/or reduce healthcare utilisation. Since the last version of this …

Heart failure is a global public health problem that affects more than 26 million people
worldwide. The global burden of heart failure is growing and is expected to increase …