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Heart failure (HF) is a rapidly growing public health issue with an estimated prevalence of >37.7 million individuals globally. HF is a shared chronic phase of cardiac functional impairment secondary to many aetiologies, and patients with HF experience a range of symptoms that affect their quality of life, including dyspnoea, fatigue, poor exercise tolerance and fluid retention.

The burden of HF will continue to rise, due to population aging, population growth and improved treatment of HF and other cardiovascular disorders. As a result, clinicians will be increasingly challenged to develop treatment plans and care systems that reduce the high levels of morbidity and mortality experienced by these patients, both from their HF and other comorbidities.

Visit our Heart Failure Management Hub to discover a range of educational content to facilitate the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors and other guideline directed medical therapies as foundational treatment for HF.

Articles

Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure Patients

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European Cardiology 2009;5(1):41–5

Atrial Fibrillation in the Failing Heart - A Clinical Review

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European Cardiology 2010;6(1):75–9

Beyond the Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index - Prognostic Value of Other Elements of Polysomnography to Describe Sleep-disordered Breathing in Heart Failure

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European Cardiology 2009;5(2):53–6

Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy - Evolving Strategies to Enhance Response

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European Cardiology 2010;6(1):83–7