The latest Heart Failure Guidelines by the Department of Heart Failure of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DEIC/SBC) were finalized on March 2018. Since then, a significant number of therapeutic interventions and diagnostic approaches has arisen or consolidated their position in international clinical practice and in clinical research. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us much about the pathophysiological model of myocardial damage and raised many questions about the continuity and safety of medication use in patients with chronic HF suffering from an acute manifestation of this new and complex clinical entity.
In the last few months, we have been working quickly and collaboratively, and for the first time in 20 years, DEIC used digital platforms to discuss, deliberate, and draft this important document, opting for a focused update instead of a full-text guideline.
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Emerging Topics Update of the Brazilian Heart Failure Guideline – 2021
Marcondes-Braga,Fabiana G. and Moura,Lídia Ana Zytynski and Issa,Victor Sarli and Vieira,Jefferson Luis and Rohde,Luis Eduardo and Simões,Marcus Vinícius and Fernandes-Silva,Miguel Morita and Rassi,Salvador and Alves,Silvia Marinho Martins and Albuquerque,Denilson Campos de and Almeida,Dirceu Rodrigues de and Bocchi,Edimar Alcides and Ramires,Felix José Alvarez and Bacal,Fernando and Rossi Neto,João Manoel and Danzmann,Luiz Claudio and Montera,Marcelo Westerlund and Oliveira Junior,Mucio Tavares de and Clausell,Nadine and Silvestre,Odilson Marcos and Bestetti,Reinaldo Bulgarelli and Bernadez-Pereira,Sabrina and Freitas Jr,Aguinaldo F. and Biolo,Andréia and Barretto,Antonio Carlos Pereira and Jorge,Antônio José Lagoeiro and Biselli,Bruno and Montenegro,Carlos Eduardo Lucena and Santos Júnior,Edval Gomes dos and Figueiredo,Estêvão Lanna and Fernandes,Fábio and Silveira,Fabio Serra and Atik,Fernando Antibas and Brito,Flávio de Souza and Souza,Germano Emílio Conceição and Ribeiro,Gustavo Calado de Aguiar and Villacorta,Humberto and Souza Neto,João David de and Goldraich,Livia Adams and Beck-da-Silva,Luís and Canesin,Manoel Fernandes and Bittencourt,Marcelo Imbroinise and Bonatto,Marcely Gimenes and Moreira,Maria da Consolação Vieira and Avila,Mônica Samuel and Coelho Filho,Otavio Rizzi and Schwartzmann,Pedro Vellosa and Mourilhe-Rocha,Ricardo and Mangini,Sandrigo and Ferreira,Silvia Moreira Ayub and Figueiredo Neto,José Albuquerque de and Mesquita,Evandro Tinoco. Emerging Topics Update of the Brazilian Heart Failure Guideline – 2021. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. [online]. 2021, vol. 116, n. 6, [cited 2025-10-26], pp.1174-1212. Available from: <https://abccardiol.org/en/article/emerging-topics-update-of-the-brazilian-heart-failure-guideline-2021/>. ISSN 0066-782X.