Medical therapy therefore remains the treatment of choice for most patients with HF. 2,3 By contrast, cardiac transplantation has very favorable 1- and 10-year survival rates of approximately 90 % and 50 %, respectively, but is restricted to an extremely select group of patients. 1 Survival after first hospitalisation for HF is very poor, and less than 50 % of patients are alive after 5 years. ![]() A large body of epidemiological data suggests that the prognosis in HF is as poor as in advanced cancer. HF is associated with high symptomatic burden, and with a relentless and progressive clinical course towards end-stage disease. ![]() Heart Failure (HF) constitutes a major global health problem, evidenced by substantial morbidity and mortality, requiring enormous healthcare-related expenditure.
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