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Heart failure (HF) is a feared endpoint for most cardiovascular diseases and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The worldwide prevalence of HF is between 2 and 3 % and rises sharply at around 75 years of age, so that the prevalence in 70- to 80-year-old people is between 10–20 %. With a 50 % 5-year survival rate, HF is predicted to be the leading cause of all morbidity by 2020.1,2…
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Giselle Melendez
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Patients with a broad range of systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis) are exceptionally prone to cardiovascular disorders, but previous work concerning the development of heart disease in these individuals has largely focused on the risk of MI.
However, the most important cardiovascular…
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a common disease with rapidly increasing incidence and prevalence due to demographic changes.1 Well-known risk factors, such as metabolic syndrome (arterial hypertension, diabetes, obesity and dyslipidaemia), chronic kidney disease and AF, predispose to the development of HFpEF, especially in older people.
Establishing the clinical…
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Heart failure (HF) is a chronic, progressive disease with steadily increasing incidence rates and high morbidity and mortality that represents a major challenge in healthcare worldwide.1–3 The disease is characterised by chronic exacerbations, recurrent hospitalisations and poor prognosis.1,2 Survival rates in HF patients are lower than in patients suffering from some malignant diseases,…
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