Acute heart failure (AHF) is a syndrome defined as the new onset (de novo heart failure
(HF)) or worsening (acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF)) of symptoms and signs of …

Research about heart failure (HF) has made major progress in the last years. We give here
an update on the most recent findings. Landmark trials have established new treatments for …

Heart failure (HF) and frailty are two distinct yet commonly associated conditions. The
interplay between the two conditions is complex, due to overlaps in underlying mechanisms …

At least half of all patients with heart failure (HF) are affected by frailty, a syndrome that limits
an individual ability to recover from acute stressors. While frailty affects up to 90% of patients …

Background Frequent and highly prevalent as comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, both depression and anxiety seem to have an impact …

Endpoints of large‐scale trials in chronic heart failure have mostly been defined to evaluate
treatments with regard to hospitalizations and mortality. However, patients with heart failure …

Aims Depression is a frequent comorbidity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Telemonitoring has emerged as a novel option in CHF care. However, patients with …

Objective Several psychosocial risk factors have been identified that increase the rate of
readmission in heart failure (HF) patients. However, the impact of social isolation (SI) on the …

Objectives This study hypothesized that there is an association between chronic stress (as
indexed by resting amygdalar activity [AmygA]), hematopoietic system activity (HMPA), and …

The aim of this paper was to use the Walker and Avant method of concept analysis to
evaluate the concept of instrumental support in the context of hospital to home care …