• Issue

    European Journal of Heart Failure: Volume 25, Issue 8

    i-vii, 1177-1471
    August 2023

ISSUE INFORMATION

Free Access

Issue Information

  • Pages: i-vii
  • First Published: 29 August 2023

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Research article

Open Access

Declining risk of heart failure hospitalization following first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland between 1991–2016

  • Pages: 1213-1224
  • First Published: 04 July 2023
Declining risk of heart failure hospitalization following first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland between 1991–2016

Trends in the incidence of heart failure hospitalization following first myocardial infarction in Scotland 1991–2016. HF, heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction.

Research article

Free Access

Geographic differences in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the PARADISE-MI trial

  • Pages: 1228-1242
  • First Published: 11 April 2023
Geographic differences in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the PARADISE-MI trial

The left panel shows geographic regions according to the United Nations classification. The right panel shows the correlation between the rate of all-cause mortality and the rate of incident heart failure according to region. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection. fraction.

Research article

Open Access

Patient profiles in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Prevalence, characteristics, treatments and outcomes in a real-world heart failure population

  • Pages: 1246-1253
  • First Published: 21 May 2023
Patient profiles in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Prevalence, characteristics, treatments and outcomes in a real-world heart failure population

Clinical variables combined to generate profiles and their representation in a cohort of 47 241 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). AF, atrial fibrillation; CV, cardiovascular; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HR, heart rate; HyperK, hyperkalaemia; sBP, systolic blood pressure.

Research article

Open Access

Clinical characteristics of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients with rare pathogenic variants in dilated cardiomyopathy-associated genes: A subgroup analysis of the PARADIGM-HF trial

  • Pages: 1256-1266
  • First Published: 16 May 2023
Clinical characteristics of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients with rare pathogenic variants in dilated cardiomyopathy-associated genes: A subgroup analysis of the PARADIGM-HF trial

Subgroup analysis of the PARADIGM-HF trial in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients with rare pathogenic variants in dilated cardiomyopathy-associated genes. DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction.

Research article

Open Access

Iron deficiency in heart failure: screening, prevalence, incidence and outcome data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry and the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements collaborative project

  • Pages: 1270-1280
  • First Published: 28 April 2023
Iron deficiency in heart failure: screening, prevalence, incidence and outcome data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry and the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements collaborative project

Screening over time, prevalence, incidence, and associations with outcomes of ID across the EF spectrum. A, anaemia; CV, cardiovascular; EF, ejection fraction; HFH, heart failure hospitalization; HFmrEF, heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HR, hazard ratio; ID, iron deficiency; IRR, incidence rate ratio; P-int, interaction p-value; SCREAM, Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements project; SwedeHF, Swedish heart failure registry.

CARDIAC IMAGING

Research article

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Diagnostic value of reduced left atrial compliance during ergometry exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

  • Pages: 1293-1303
  • First Published: 16 April 2023
Diagnostic value of reduced left atrial compliance during ergometry exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The assessment of LA compliance and its diagnostic value for the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. AUC, area under the curve; LA, left atrial.

MEDICAL THERAPY

DIURETIC THERAPY

SGLT2 INHIBITORS

Research article

Open Access

Impact of dapagliflozin on cardiac remodelling in patients with chronic heart failure: The DAPA-MODA study

  • Pages: 1352-1360
  • First Published: 21 May 2023
Impact of dapagliflozin on cardiac remodelling in patients with chronic heart failure: The DAPA-MODA study

Schematic representation of main findings of DAPA MODA: administration of dapagliflozin over 6 months in stable patients, with chronic heart failure and optimized therapy, was associated with cardiac reverse remodelling, including reductions in left atrial volume, left ventricular mass and dimensions, and NT-proBNP levels. LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVI, left ventricular indexed; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; SGLT2i, sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor.

Research article

Open Access

The cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction: A European health-economic analysis of the DELIVER trial

  • Pages: 1386-1395
  • First Published: 21 June 2023
The cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction: A European health-economic analysis of the DELIVER trial

In this analysis of patient-level data from the DELIVER trial, dapagliflozin added to usual care, versus usual care alone, was very likely cost-effective for the treatment of heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction for UK, German and Spanish payers. HHF, hospitalization for heart failure; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year.

ARNI

Research articles

Open Access

Incremental prognostic value of biomarkers in PARADIGM-HF

  • Pages: 1406-1414
  • First Published: 16 May 2023
Incremental prognostic value of biomarkers in PARADIGM-HF

Design and results of the BioPREDICT study of the incremental predictive value of an array of biomarkers added to the PREDICT-HF prognostic model. CV, cardiovascular; EF, ejection fraction; GDF-15, growth differentiation factor-15; HFH, heart failure hospitalization; hs, high-sensitivity; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule-1; MMP2, matrix metalloproteinase-2; MMP9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; ST2, soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1; UACR, urinary albumin to creatinine ratio.

OTHER MEDICATIONS

Research articles

Open Access

Eligibility for vericiguat in a real-world heart failure population according to trial, guideline and label criteria: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry

  • Pages: 1418-1428
  • First Published: 16 June 2023
Eligibility for vericiguat in a real-world heart failure population according to trial, guideline and label criteria: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry

Proportion and outcomes of patients eligible for vericiguat according to trial, guideline, and label criteria in patients with chronic HFrEF. ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CV, cardiovascular; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GDMT, guideline-directed medical therapy; HFH, heart failure hospitalization; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Criteria labelled with a dagger were considered in the guideline and label scenarios.

Open Access

Time to benefit of heart rate reduction with ivabradine in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

  • Pages: 1429-1435
  • First Published: 24 April 2023
Time to benefit of heart rate reduction with ivabradine in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Time to benefit of heart rate reduction with ivabradine in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: summary of the key findings.