Heart failure is a global problem with an estimated prevalence of 38 million patients
worldwide, a number that is increasing with the ageing of the population. It is the most …

Heart failure (HF) has been singled out as an epidemic and is a staggering clinical and
public health problem, associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare …

ESC Guidelines 2389 disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House,
headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …

Acute heart failure (AHF) is a common and serious condition that contributes to about 5% of
all emergency hospital admissions in Europe and the USA. Here, we present the …

Despite an increase in manuscripts describing epidemiological aspects of heart failure since
the 1990s, 1 additional information is still needed, as indicated by various editorials. w2 w3 …

Background Heart failure is a major public health problem. Long-term trends in the
incidence of heart failure and survival after its onset in the community have not been …

This User's Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation,
and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes …

Aims To determine the prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart
failure. Methods and Results The Rotterdam Study is a prospective population-based cohort …

ContextThe epidemic of heart failure has yet to be fully investigated, and data on incidence,
survival, and sex-specific temporal trends in community-based populations are limited …

Aims The objective of the EuroHeart Failure Survey II (EHFS II) was to assess patient
characteristics, aetiology, treatment, and outcome of acute heart failure (AHF) in Europe in …