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ISSUE INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
August 2023 at a glance: Focus on epidemiology and medical therapy
- Pages: 1177-1180
- First Published: 29 August 2023
VIEWPOINT
Unlocking the potential of natriuretic peptide testing in primary care: A roadmap for early heart failure diagnosis
- Pages: 1181-1184
- First Published: 27 June 2023
HFA CONSENSUS STATEMENT
Heart failure diagnosis in the general community – Who, how and when? A clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Pages: 1185-1198
- First Published: 27 June 2023
REVIEW
Foetal recapitulation of nutrient surplus signalling by O-GlcNAcylation and the failing heart
- Pages: 1199-1212
- First Published: 11 July 2023
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Research article
Declining risk of heart failure hospitalization following first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland between 1991–2016
- Pages: 1213-1224
- First Published: 04 July 2023
Invited editorial
Heart failure after myocardial infarction: Glass emptier than full
- Pages: 1225-1227
- First Published: 18 July 2023
Research article
Geographic differences in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the PARADISE-MI trial
- Pages: 1228-1242
- First Published: 11 April 2023

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.
Invited editorial
Globalization does not lead to homogenization in randomized controlled trials: Impact on sample size estimation
- Pages: 1243-1245
- First Published: 16 June 2023
Research article
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

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.
Invited editorial
One step towards tailor-made medicine for patients with heart failure
- Pages: 1254-1255
- First Published: 21 June 2023
Research article
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

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.
Invited editorial
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and monogenic dilated cardiomyopathy: Distinct diseases? Insights from randomized controlled trials
- Pages: 1267-1269
- First Published: 22 June 2023
Research article
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

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.
Invited editorial
Combating therapeutic inertia: Optimizing iron deficiency treatment in heart failure
- Pages: 1281-1283
- First Published: 20 June 2023
CARDIAC IMAGING
Short report
A machine learning-derived echocardiographic algorithm identifies people at risk of heart failure with distinct cardiac structure, function, and response to spironolactone: Findings from the HOMAGE trial
- Pages: 1284-1289
- First Published: 16 April 2023
Invited editorial
Moving forwards from clinical trials to a more individualized management of treatments in heart failure? Great value of Doppler echocardiography data
- Pages: 1290-1292
- First Published: 20 June 2023
Research article
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
Invited editorials
Exercise echocardiography to diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Are two measures better than one?
- Pages: 1304-1306
- First Published: 27 April 2023
Exercise left atrial compliance: One more tool in the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction assistance toolbox?
- Pages: 1307-1309
- First Published: 05 July 2023
MEDICAL THERAPY
DIURETIC THERAPY
Research article
Sodium and potassium changes during decongestion with acetazolamide – A pre-specified analysis from the ADVOR trial
- Pages: 1310-1319
- First Published: 16 April 2023
Invited editorial
Acetazolamide as a decongestion strategy in acute decompensated heart failure: Balancing fluid removal and electrolyte disturbances
- Pages: 1320-1322
- First Published: 16 June 2023
Research article
The blunted loop diuretic response in acute heart failure is driven by reduced tubular responsiveness rather than insufficient tubular delivery. The role of furosemide urine excretion on diuretic and natriuretic response in acute heart failure
- Pages: 1323-1333
- First Published: 11 April 2023
Invited editorial
Beyond loop diuretics: Unlocking the potential of co-diuretics in heart failure management
- Pages: 1334-1336
- First Published: 16 June 2023
SGLT2 INHIBITORS
Research article
Cardiac and kidney benefits of empagliflozin in heart failure across the spectrum of kidney function: Insights from the EMPEROR-Preserved trial
- Pages: 1337-1348
- First Published: 16 April 2023
Invited editorial
Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Treat the heart, cherish the kidney
- Pages: 1349-1351
- First Published: 05 July 2023
Research article
Impact of dapagliflozin on cardiac remodelling in patients with chronic heart failure: The DAPA-MODA study
- Pages: 1352-1360
- First Published: 21 May 2023

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.
Invited editorial
Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for chronic heart failure: The ultimate solution?
- Pages: 1361-1363
- First Published: 22 June 2023
Research article
Effects of dapagliflozin on heart failure hospitalizations according to severity of inpatient course: Insights from DELIVER and DAPA-HF
- Pages: 1364-1371
- First Published: 21 May 2023
Invited editorial
Special DELIVERy: Reducing high-complexity hospitalizations in heart failure
- Pages: 1372-1374
- First Published: 04 July 2023
Research article
Liver tests, cardiovascular outcomes and effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: The EMPEROR-Preserved trial
- Pages: 1375-1383
- First Published: 06 June 2023
Invited editorial
Understanding cardiohepatic interactions in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction
- Pages: 1384-1385
- First Published: 04 July 2023
Research article
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

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
Changes in mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin during treatment with sacubitril/valsartan
- Pages: 1396-1405
- First Published: 04 July 2023
Incremental prognostic value of biomarkers in PARADIGM-HF
- Pages: 1406-1414
- First Published: 16 May 2023

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.
Invited editorial
Quality over quantity: Assessing the need for multiple biomarkers in predicting heart failure outcomes
- Pages: 1415-1417
- First Published: 04 July 2023
OTHER MEDICATIONS
Research articles
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

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.
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
Invited editorial
Optimizing heart rate with ivabradine in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Insights from a post-hoc analysis of the SHIFT trial
- Pages: 1436-1438
- First Published: 27 June 2023
Short reports
Evolocumab has no effects on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction injury biomarkers: The EVO-HF trial
- Pages: 1439-1443
- First Published: 15 June 2023
Time to clinical benefit of eplerenone among patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: A subgroups analysis from the EMPHASIS-HF trial
- Pages: 1444-1449
- First Published: 27 June 2023
DISEASE MANAGEMENT
VACCINATION
Research article
Electronic nudges to increase influenza vaccination uptake among patients with heart failure: A pre-specified analysis of the NUDGE-FLU trial
- Pages: 1450-1458
- First Published: 21 May 2023
Invited editorial
Give a nudge a shot: NUDGE-FLU bridging the cardiovascular quality chasm
- Pages: 1459-1463
- First Published: 04 July 2023
RESEARCH LETTER
Thromboembolic events in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Results from the ESC EORP PPCM registry
- Pages: 1464-1466
- First Published: 24 April 2023
Invited editorial
Thromboembolic events in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Current dilemmas and future perspectives
- Pages: 1467-1469
- First Published: 16 June 2023
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vericiguat in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The right choice above all else? The answer may lie in time. Letter regarding the article ‘Effect of vericiguat on left ventricular structure and function in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The VICTORIA echocardiographic substudy’
- Page: 1470
- First Published: 15 June 2023
Reply to ‘Vericiguat in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the right choice above all else? The answer may lie in time’
- Pages: 1470-1471
- First Published: 05 July 2023