Preventing heart failure: a position paper of the Heart Failure Association in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology
Piepoli, Massimo F; Adamo, Marianna; Barison, Andrea; Bestetti, Reinaldo B; Biegus, Jan; Böhm, Michael; Butler, Javed; Carapetis, Jonathan; Ceconi, Claudio; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Coats, Andrew; Crespo-Leiro, Maria G; de Simone, Giovanni; Drexel, Heinz; Emdin, Michele; Farmakis, Dimitros; Halle, Martin; Heymans, Stephane; Jaarsma, Tiny; Jankowska, Ewa; Lainscak, Mitja; Lam, Carolyn S P; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Lopatin, Yuri; Maggioni, Aldo; Matrone, Benedetta; Metra, Marco; Noonan, Katharine; Pina, Ileana; Prescott, Eva; Rosano, Giuseppe; Seferovic, Petar M; Sliwa, Karen; Stewart, Simon; Uijl, Alicia; Vaartjes, Ilonca; Vermeulen, Roel; Verschuren, W M; Volterrani, Maurizio; Von Haehling, Stephan; Hoes, Arno
(2022) European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, volume 29, issue 1, pp. 275 - 300
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Abstract
The heart failure epidemic is growing and its prevention, in order to reduce associated hospital readmission rates and its clinical and economic burden, is a key issue in modern cardiovascular medicine. The present consensus document aims to provide practical evidence-based information to support the implementation of effective preventive measures. After
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reviewing the most common risk factors, an overview of the population attributable risks in different continents is presented, to identify potentially effective opportunities for prevention and to inform preventive strategies. Finally, potential interventions that have been proposed and have been shown to be effective in preventing HF are listed.
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Keywords: Arterial hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Epidemiology, Heart failure, Population attributable risks, Prevention, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
ISSN: 2047-4873
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Note: Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The article has been co-published with permission in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and European Journal of Heart Failure. All rights reserved.
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