Aim To provide reliable survival estimates for people with chronic heart failure and explain
variation in survival by key factors including age at diagnosis, left ventricular ejection …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with a heavy burden of disease for patients and
healthcare professionals. Quality of life and long-term prognosis for affected patients remain …

This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and …

Background. Heart failure is a common long term condition affecting around 900 000 people
in the UK and patients commonly present to primary care. The prognosis of patients with a …

Aims We performed an observational multicentre study to obtain information of the
diagnostic tools and treatments currently used in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in …

Background: Despite major advances in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure,
hospitalization rates remain high, owing in large part to a multitude of psychosocial …

Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in the general population can inform
assessments of disease burden, research, public health policy and health system care …

Background: Survival data from hospital‐based or clinical trial studies of patients with
chronic heart failure (CHF) do not represent survival in community‐based settings. Aims: To …

Background National population-based management and outcome data for patients of all
ages hospitalized for heart failure have rarely been reported. Aim National population-based …

Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a serious, common condition associated with
frequent hospitalisation. Several different disease management interventions (clinical …