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The New Heart Failure Association Definition of Advanced Heart Failure

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Published:1st Feb 2019
Author: Metra M, Dinatolo E, Dasseni N.
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Ref.:Card Fail Rev. 2019;5(1):5-8.
DOI:10.15420/cfr.2018.43.1

The clinical course of heart failure is characterised by progressive worsening of cardiac function and symptoms. Patients progress to a condition where traditional treatment is no longer effective and advanced therapies, such as mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation and/or palliative care, are needed. This condition is called advanced chronic heart failure. The Heart Failure Association first defined it in 2007 and this definition was updated in 2018. The updated version emphasises the role of comorbidities, including tachyarrhythmias, and the role of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Improvements in mechanical circulatory support technology and better disease management programmes are major advances and are radically changing the management of these patients.

 

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