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Review
. 2020 Jan:71:23-31.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2019.10.008. Epub 2019 Nov 8.

Comorbidities in chronic heart failure: An update from Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) Working Group on Heart Failure

Michele Correale  1 , Stefania Paolillo  2 , Valentina Mercurio  3 , Giuseppe Limongelli  4 , Francesco Barillà  5 , Gaetano Ruocco  6 , Alberto Palazzuoli  6 , Domenico Scrutinio  7 , Rocco Lagioia  8 , Carolina Lombardi  9 , Laura Lupi  10 , Damiano Magrì  11 , Daniele Masarone  12 , Giuseppe Pacileo  12 , Pietro Scicchitano  13 , Marco Matteo Ciccone  13 , Gianfranco Parati  9 , Carlo G Tocchetti  3 , Savina Nodari  10
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Comorbidities in chronic heart failure: An update from Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) Working Group on Heart Failure

Michele Correale et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The increasing number of patients with heart failure HF and comorbidities is due to aging population and increase of life expectancy of patients with cardiovascular disease. Encouraging results derived by recent trials may suggest some comorbidities as new targets for new drugs, highlighting the need for a better understanding of the comorbidities' effects in HF patients and the need of a multidisciplinary approach for the management of chronic HF with comorbidities. We report a brief review about main cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities in HF patients in order to update physicians and researchers engaged in the HF research or in "fight against heart failure."

Keywords: COPD; Cardio-oncology; Chronic heart failure; Chronic kidney disease; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Hypertension; Sleep apnea.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no financial or other interest in the product or distributor of the product. Furthermore, they have no other kinds of associations, such as consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interests or patent-licensing arrangements.

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