Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(2): 307-308
Heart Failure with Mid-Range Ejection Fraction – A Temporary Condition or a Specific Group?
Eduardo Arrais Rocha
, Camila Pinto Cavalcante Miná, Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Characteristics and Temporal Trends in the Mortality of Different Heart Failure Phenotypes in Primary Care".
The latest epidemiological report from the American Heart Association indicates that 6.2 million Americans over 20 years of age had heart failure (HF), with the projection that this number could reach 8 million by 2030. In Brazil, between 2008 and 2017, HF was the leading cardiovascular cause of hospitalization, accounting for 2.25% of all hospitalizations, with mortality of 14/100,000. According to Fernandes et al., this rate reaches 19.2/100,000 in less developed states of Brazil.
Faced with the prevalence of the severity of this disease, the study “Characteristics and temporal trends in the mortality of different heart failure phenotypes in primary care” has brought valuable data to better understand, stratify, and treat patients with HF..
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