Corrigendum to: ‘ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012’ [Eur J Heart Fail 2012;14: 803–869]

Occupational performance and strategies for managing daily life among the elderly with heart failure

“…In line with other studies (5,19), participants described random periods of stability and decline of variable lengths. In this study occupational performance is also highlighted as changing on a day-to-day basis.…”

“…Symptoms such as breathlessness and fatigue are characteristic (5). In the elderly with CHF, physical rather than mental fatigue seems to have negative impact on activities of daily living (4), but comorbidities and normal ageing must also be considered (5).…”

A dynamic view of comorbid depression and generalized anxiety disorder symptom change in chronic heart failure: the discrete effects of cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, and psychotropic medication

“…Underestimation of comorbidity and the inherent complexity of the requisite treatments may hamper efforts to implement depression screening guidelines into clinical practice [1,22]. Notwithstanding the dearth of clinical guidance on depression treatment plans when comorbid anxiety is present [23], there is a paucity of evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders in CVD.…”

“…The end stage of all cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is heart failure (HF), a complex clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea and fatigue, and objective evidence of underlying structural abnormality or cardiac dysfunction [1]. HF is a chronic and disabling condition and survival rates are approximately 25%, five years after the first HF hospitalization [2].…”

Uma década de transplantação cardíaca em Coimbra. O valor da experiência

“…Porém, atualmente assistimos a uma notória diminuição do número de dadores, principal elemento restritivo da transplantação. Nos últimos anos, a redução na oferta de dadores tem obrigado a alargar os critérios de seleção, consequentemente alterando o respetivo perfil para o de um dador de mais idade, falecido por doença neurológica e frequentemente acompanhado de outro tipo de patologias e fatores ou hábitos de risco cardiovascular 3,4 .…”