Clinical Management of Patients with Heart Failure

Dear Colleagues,

Heart failure is among the leading causes for increased morbidity and mortality worldwide, also leading to increased costs for healthcare systems. It evolves with repeated episodes of decompensation, representing one of the most frequent reasons for hospitalization at cardiology or internal medicine units, but also aggravating the course of other pathologies. Even in its more stable form, chronic heart failure may affect patients' wellbeing and quality of life, impacting their level of activity and reducing their possibility of self-care, as well as generating socio-economic consequences for the diseased persons and their families. The onset of heart failure is frequently subtle and unexpected, and this pathology can progress slowly, remaining unnoticed for several years. When patients seek specialized medical advice, it is often too late to obtain optimal results because several complications and associated co-morbidities are already present, and the most appropriate recommended management must be adapted to their clinical conditions.

Over the last decade, along with the progress in fundamental sciences and pharmacotherapy, and the prodigious efforts of the cardiology societies and healthcare systems worldwide, new therapeutic methods have been developed and the availability of specialized medical care for the general population has increased, leading to a better management of patients with heart failure and an increased life-expectancy of these subjects. Although a variety of new treatment options are available, starting with innovative drugs and continuing with invasive procedures, along with lifestyle change measures, selecting the most appropriate management strategy for heart failure is difficult, raising challenges for medical personnel and healthcare systems, while often leading to suboptimal results for the patient.

This Special Issue focuses on original articles, reviews, meta-analysis referring to groundbreaking research regarding the clinical management of heart failure.

Dr. Tudoran Cristina
Dr. Larisa Anghel
Guest Editors

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• acute heart failure
• chronic heart failure
• treatment options
• management of heart failure
• lifestyle changes
• diagnosis of heart failure