Heart failure

Transcatheter Interventions for Chronic Heart Failure

Updated on August 30, 2024
Andrea Ruberti, Domenico Angellotti, Xavier Freixa, Lukas Hunziker, Anna Franzone, Marianna Adamo, Javed Butler, Marco Metra, Fabien Praz

Introduction

Despite recent advancements in medical treatment, chronic heart failure (HF) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a growing health and economic burden, largely due to the aging population 1, 2, 3, 41. Authors/Task Force M, McDonagh TA, Metra M et al. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Developed by the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) - With the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail. 2022;24:4-131 Link2. Virani SS, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020;141:e139-e596 Link3. Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D et al. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022;79:1757-1780 Link4. Conrad N, Judge A, Tran J et al. Temporal trends and patterns in heart failure incidence: a population-based study of 4 million individuals. Lancet. 2018;391:572-580 Link....

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