2019 | NMIC Bulletin Vol. 25 No. 5 2019

1 November, 2019

Overview of heart failure

Heart failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality; the prevalence is increasing
Measures to prevent heart failure are an important consideration to reduce morbidity and mortality
The symptoms of heart failure may be difficult to distinguish from symptoms of other conditions, which may also co-exist with heart failure
Patients with elevated natriuretic peptides require echocardiography to confirm a diagnosis
of heart failure