Leading cardiovascular societies have developed the second universal definition of heart failure that updates how it is classified and identified, hoping to improve diagnosis and management.

Heart failure (HF) imposes a large and growing burden on the population, with a prevalence that is projected to increase to more than 8 million adults by 2030. The high risk of morbidity and mortality ...

Heart failure (HF) substantially impacts the health and financial security of an increasing proportion of the US population. It worsens debility and quality of life and may lead to hospitalization and ...

Kerendia will become available to English patients with chronic heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection ...

The second universal definition of heart failure moves away from specific EF cutoffs to classify patients into clinically actionable groups.

The "Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure" addresses changes in disease manifestations, diagnostic strategies and the understanding of heart failure's underlying biology. It also aims to ...

Routine cardiac markers such as left ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP, even when only mildly abnormal, can predict ...

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 therapies specifically target ...

Favourable safety profile in marked contrast to traditional inotropic therapeuticsAC01 showed rapid and sustained numerical improvements in cardiac output, structure and function STOCKHOLM, Sweden, ...