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Quality of life in heart failure. The heart of the matter. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology

European Journal of Heart Failure

For most patients with chronic, progressive illnesses, maintaining good quality of life (QoL), with preserved functional capacity, is just as crucial as prolonging survival.

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Heart failure in low-income and middle-income countries

Heart BMJ

Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life and extremely high costs to healthcare systems worldwide.

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Cardiologists and recognition of iron deficiency in patients with heart failure

Heart BMJ

‘Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance ’ Confucius This editorial refers to ‘Gaps in knowledge and management of iron deficiency in heart failure: a nationwide survey of cardiologists in China’, by Su et al.

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Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical trial.

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Digital Consults to Enhance Heart Failure Treatment: The ADMINISTER Trial

Cardiology Update

Despite proven benefits in reducing morbidity and mortality, many heart failure (HF) patients do not receive optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). ESC Heart Failure 2024; 11 : 560–569. The post Digital Consults to Enhance Heart Failure Treatment: The ADMINISTER Trial appeared first on Cardiology Update.

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M-TEER Reduces Cardiovascular Risk, Improves Quality of Life in HF with Mitral Regurgitation

HCPLive

RESHAPE-HF2 shows mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduces heart failure hospitalizations and improves quality of life vs optimal medical therapy alone.

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Development and validation of a machine learning model for online predicting the risk of in heart failure: based on the routine blood test and their derived parameters

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We hope to identify high-risk patients for early intervention to reduce the incidence of HF and improve their quality of life. This online forecasting tool not only processes a large amount of data but also continuously optimizes and adjusts the accuracy of the model according to the latest medical research and clinical data.