Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Interaction of Heart Failure and Stroke: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Council on Stroke, the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis

Eur J Heart FailPublished Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. The comorbidity of heart failure (HF) and stroke is a high-risk condition requiring early detection of complications, efficient diagnostic workup, close monitoring and consequent treatment

  2. Interdisciplinary cooperation of cardiologists, stroke specialists, other specialists and primary care physicians is pivotal to ensure optimal treatment in acute events and continued long-term treatment

Original publication

Interaction of Heart Failure and Stroke: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Council on Stroke, the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 20 December 2023. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3071

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