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Heart failure has a prevalence of nearly 1% in the general population and is associated with age and other cardiovascular disease.
This article provides a general overview and update on the definition, diagnosis, and guideline-based management of heart failure.
Alerts clinicians to screen older patients with cardiovascular disease for heart failure; leaves open whether contemporary registries show shifting prevalence.
Heart failure has a prevalence of nearly 1% in the general population and is associated with age and other cardiovascular disease. It occurs when the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation for normal activity. This article explores the definition, diagnosis and impact of heart failure, and updates the reader on current national and international guidance on investigation and management.
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Harris et al. (2012) conducted a review in Heart failure. Heart failure has a prevalence of nearly 1% in the general population and is associated with age and other cardiovascular disease.
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