Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease with devastating consequences in terms of
mortality, morbidity, health-related quality of life and healthcare costs [
[1]
]. Furthermore, several factors contribute to an increase in the prevalence of HF and,
as a consequence, an increase in admissions and recurrent admissions due to acute
decompensated heart failure (ADHF). In fact, a recent study published by Mendez-Bailón
et al. in European Journal of Internal Medicine showed how in the last 15 years there
has been a progressive increase in hospital admissions of patients with chronic HF
[
[2]
].To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: October 31, 2019
Accepted:
October 5,
2019
Received:
September 12,
2019
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