Toward a Universal Definition of Etiologies in Heart Failure: Categorizing Causes and Advancing Registry Science

Anubha Agarwal, Jasper Tromp, Wael Almahmeed, Christiane Angermann, Chanchal Chandramouli, Hyunjai Cho, Don Ju Choi, Albertino Damasceno, Gerasimos Filippatos, Gregg C. Fonarow, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan, Lars Lund, Fred Masoudi, George A. Mensah, Asad Pathan, Pablo Perel, Fausto Pinto, Antonio Luiz Ribeiro, Stuart Rich, Yasuhiko SakataKaren Sliwa, Johan Sundstrom, Renee Wong, Clyde Yancy, Kelvin Yiu, Jian Zhang, Yuhui Zhang, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Gregory A. Roth*

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Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a well-described final common pathway for a broad range of diseases however substantial confusion exists regarding how to describe, study, and track these underlying etiologic conditions. We describe (1) the overlap in HF etiologies, comorbidities, and case definitions as currently used in HF registries led or managed by members of the global HF roundtable; (2) strategies to improve the quality of evidence on etiologies and modifiable risk factors of HF in registries; and (3) opportunities to use clinical HF registries as a platform for public health surveillance, implementation research, and randomized registry trials to reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases. Investment and collaboration among countries to improve the quality of evidence in global HF registries could contribute to achieving global health targets to reduce noncommunicable diseases and overall improvements in population health.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E011095
Number of pages7
JournalCirculation: Heart Failure
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16-Apr-2024

Keywords

  • global health
  • heart failure
  • registries

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