Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is increasing in prevalence and is
associated with a high symptom burden and functional impairment, especially in persons …

Background Obesity and type 2 diabetes are prevalent in patients with heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction and are characterized by a high symptom burden. No approved …

• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Heart Failure (HF) is a multi-faceted and life-threatening syndrome characterized by
significant morbidity and mortality, poor functional capacity and quality of life, and high costs …

The incidence and prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
continue to rise in tandem with the increasing age and burdens of obesity, sedentariness …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has a long history of developing documents (eg,
decision pathways, health policy statements, appropriate use criteria) to provide members …

Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) remains the major parameter for diagnosis,
phenotyping, prognosis and treatment decisions in heart failure. The 2016 ESC heart failure …

The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25
years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart …