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Heart Failure

Position papers from the Heart Failure Association are the work of HFA Committees and Study Groups.

2017

HFA Review
Organ dysfunction, injury and failure in acute heart failure: from pathophysiology to diagnosis and management.
European Journal of Heart Failure - Early view online, 30 May 2017
ESC and HFA Papers
Protocol update and preliminary results of EACVI/HFA Cardiac Oncology Toxicity (COT) Registry of the European Society of Cardiology. ESC Heart Failure - Version of Record online: 2 May 2017
Epidemiology and one-year outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved, mid-range and reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the ESC Heart Failure Long-Term Registry
European Journal of Heart Failure - 6 April 2017
Clinical characteristics of patients from the worldwide registry on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) : EURObservational Research Programme in conjunction with the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on PPCM European Journal of Heart Failure - 8 March 2017

2016

ESC CPG position paper

2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines
European Journal of Heart Failure Early view

ESC Guidelines

2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2016

Nurse HF Curriculum

Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2016

HFA practical guidance

Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2016

HF long term registry

European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long-Term Registry (ESC-HF-LT): 1-year follow-up outcomes and differences across regions
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 18, Issue 6, June 2016
In-hospital and 1-year mortality associated with diabetes in patients with acute heart failure: results from the ESC-HFA Heart Failure Long-Term Registry
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2017

Position statement

Current state of knowledge on Takotsubo syndrome: a Position Statement from the Taskforce on Takotsubo Syndrome of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2016

2015

EHRA/HFA Position paper

European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Failure Association joint consensus document on arrhythmias in heart failure, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2015

Review

Recommendations on pre-hospital & hospital management of acute heart failure: a consensus paper from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Emergency Medicine and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2015

2014

Original article

EURObservational Research Programme: a worldwide registry on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in conjunction with the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on PPCM
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2014

Position paper

ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function Position Paper: how to study the right ventricle in experimental models
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2014
Targeting myocardial remodelling to develop novel therapies for heart failure
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2014

Curriculum

Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Specialist Heart Failure Curriculum
European Journal of Heart Failure Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2014

Further papers are available on the European Journal of Heart Failure site