The Genetic Causes of Heart Failure

作者:Andrés,Ricardo,Pérez,Riera 出处:国际心衰在线会议

INTRODUCTIONIn heart failure (HF), the heart cannot pump enough blood through the body. It can´t fill with enough blood or pump with enough force, or both. HF develops over time as the pumping action of the heart get weaker and it can affect the right, the left or both sides of the heart.

Nearly 5 million of americans are living with HF, and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Data from the Framingham Heart Study indicate that the incidence of congestive HF increases with age and is higher in men. The single most common etiology is coronary heart disease, but in a third of cases the etiology cannot be determined on the basis of non-invasive investigation alone. To be relevant to clinical practice, future clinical trials

• >> 更多关于“Andrés” 信息...
• >> 更多关于“Ricardo” 信息...
• >> 更多关于“Pérez” 信息...
• >> 更多关于“Riera” 信息...