Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesCross-sectional study
The European Heart Failure Management Resources, Treatment Reimbursement and Activities of Professional and Patient Organizations
- Cross-sectional survey
- 43 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries
Authors' conclusion
It offers a valuable assessment of current management capabilities, highlighting challenges in providing contemporary standards of care.
Study context
- Population
- ESC member countries: Heart Failure (HF) management resources, reimbursement of HF drugs/devices, HF professional and patient organizations
- Participants
- 43 ESC member countries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
HF resources per million people
- Hospitals with dedicated HF centres per million people, median (IQR 0.9-4.7)
- 2.6
- ED with natriuretic peptide assessment per million people, median (IQR 1.8-10.6)
- 6.1
- Hospitals with natriuretic peptide assessment per million people, median (IQR 1.3-14.7)
- 8.2
- Hospitals with CMR per million people, median (IQR 0.9-3.8)
- 2.0
- Hospitals with short-term mechanical circulatory support per million people, median (IQR 0.5-2.4)
- 1.1
- Hospitals with long-term mechanical circulatory support per million people, median (IQR 0.0-0.5)
- 0.4
- Hospitals with heart transplantation per million people, median (0.2-0.5)
- 0.3
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Medication availability and reimbursement
- Essential HF medications mostly available and reimbursed; gaps in availability and funding of newer and advanced therapies
- Density of all diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities greater in countries with more favourable socioeconomic status
HF organizations
- Countries with national HF societies
- 98%
- Countries with HF patient organizations
- 45%
Original publication
The European Heart Failure Management Resources, Treatment Reimbursement and Activities of Professional and Patient Organizations. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 17 June 2025. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3691
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it