Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC

Discover the HFA ESCeL online learning programme, including the course catalogue and a welcome from the HFA President Prof Ponikowski as well as a video introduction.

Access the eLearning Platform here

Heart Failure 2012 News
“Research has shown that doctors avoid the term heart failure as they consider it too emotive. Studies also suggest that patients are more concerned about their condition when it’s called heart failure than other names,” explained Ciana Maher, the first author.
Read more

Heart Failure 2012 News
Cardiorenal syndrome has just in the last few years been considered more carefully. The pathophysiology of cardiorenal failure is not yet completely understood, and one question remains open: does the heart kill the kidney or does the kidney kill the heart?
Read more

Heart Failure 2012 News
Apixaban - the new direct oral factor Xa inhibitor – was found to be superior to warfarin with respect to both efficacy and safety, finds the latest analysis of the ARISTOTLE trial which included patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and at least one other risk factor for stroke or systemic embolism (SSE).
Read more