Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 116(2): 359-362
The Challenges of Heart Failure Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and the 20 Years of DEIC
Evandro Tinoco Mesquita, Ana Paula Mendes
, Lidia Moura, José Albuquerque de Figueiredo Neto
, Fabiana G. Marcondes-Braga, Fernando Bacal, Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira, Nadine Oliveira Clausell
The Department of Heart Failure of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DEIC) completes 20 years in 2020 and represents a robust legacy of scientific activities and associations of Brazilian cardiology.
Its foundation represented an important milestone in the fight against heart failure (HF), a complex progressive and often fatal clinical syndrome. HF should be addressed in a multidisciplinary way, supported by translational science and good practices (clinical guidelines and protocols), involving patients, families, caregivers, managers and the whole society, in view of its social impacts in Brazil and in the world.
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