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ESC-HFA 23 — Dr Stephen Greene (Duke University School of Medicine, US) outlines the findings from the QoL study of the TRANSFORM-HF Trial (NCT03296813).
The TRANSFORM-HF trial is a randomized trial which compared torsemide to furosemide as a treatment for patients with heart failure. Around 2859 patients with heart failure were enrolled in the trial, whose clinical outcomes were measured across…
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In developed countries, it is estimated that 1–2 % of the adult population has heart failure (HF), with the prevalence increasing to more than 10 % in those aged >70 years.1 Despite advances in therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), it remains a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality, punctuated by episodes of unplanned hospitalisation.2
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Southeast Asian nations are increasingly facing a higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors,1 which in turn correlate with a propensity towards cardiac-related diseases including heart failure (HF). In Singapore, HF is the most common cardiac cause of hospitalisation, accounting for 17 % of all cardiac admissions2 In 2015, public hospitals recorded in excess of 5,700 unique HF admissions.3 The…
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Jul 13, 2023
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3 years ago
Advances in diagnosis and treatment have improved the outlook for the estimated 26 million patients with heart failure (HF) worldwide,1 but there remains a continuing need for further reduction in mortality and hospitalisation and the associated social and financial consequences of the disease. In a European study of outcomes after HF hospitalisation, 17 % of patients died within 12 months and 44…
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The first paper that referred to the problem of ‘frail elderly patients’ was published in 1953, and frailty syndrome (FS) was first described in the 1990s.1,2 Although it has long been recognised and diagnosed, no consensus definition of this clinical syndrome has been established. The Second International Working Meeting on Frailty and Aging in 2006 concluded that FS involves increased…
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3 years ago
Innovative patient-centred interventions are required to improve the self-management of complex, costly and relapsing conditions, such as heart failure (HF). Mobile health (mHealth) technology is a promising tool that could potentially help us reach these goals, but evidence of its clinical benefits and the security of personal health information is still scarce. In view of the increasing number…
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HFpEF in Primary Care
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Paul A Heidenreich
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