The aim of this ESC Guideline is to help health professionals manage people with heart
failure (HF) according to the best available evidence. Fortunately, we now have a wealth of …

With the aging of the world's population, a large proportion of patients seen in
cardiovascular practice are older adults, but many patients also exhibit signs of physical …

Abstract Document Reviewers: Rudolf A. de Boer (CPG Review Coordinator)(Netherlands),
P. Christian Schulze (CPG Review Coordinator)(Germany), Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt) …

Eight years have passed since the publication of the only guideline on cardiac rehabilitation
(CR) in Japan,“Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (JCS …

Background: Frailty may modify the risk− benefit profile of certain treatments, and frail
patients may have reduced tolerance to treatments. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of …

Older adults are a highly heterogeneous group with variable health and functional life
courses. Frailty has received increasing scientific attention as a potential explanation of the …

Background: Frailty is increasing in prevalence. Because patients with frailty are often
perceived to have a less favorable risk/benefit profile, they may be less likely to receive new …

Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by a reduced physiologic reserve, increased
vulnerability to stressors and an increased risk of adverse outcomes. People with atrial …

Frailty, a syndrome characterized by an exaggerated decline in function and reserve of
multiple physiological systems, is common in older patients with heart failure (HF) and is …

Heart failure (HF) continues to be a major contributor of morbidity and mortality for men and
women alike, yet how the predisposition for, course and management of HF differ between …