Heart failure in the general population and impact of the 2021 European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The diagnosis of heart failure (HF) has been refined in several steps in recent years, reflecting evolving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recently published a modified definition of HF in the 2021 heart failure (HF) guidelines. The impact of this new diagnostic algorithm on the prevalence of HF is not known. The aim of this study was to describe the contemporary prevalence of HF in a representative, completely phenotyped sample from the general population.

Methods and results

This analysis was conducted among 7074 participants (aged 45-78 years, 51.5% women) from the population-based Hamburg City Health Study. Compared with the 2016 version, HF prevalence increased with the 2021 HF guidelines from 4.31% to 4.83% (12% incre

SUBMITTER: Wenzel JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature