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ArticleJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2023

2023 National Heart Center/Saudi Heart Association Focused Update of the 2019 Saudi Heart Association Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure.

Waleed Al Habeeb, Adel Tash, Abdelfatah Elasfar, Ali Almasood, Abeer Bakhsh, Fayez Elshaer, Fakhr Al Ayoubi, Kamal Waheeb AIghalayini, Maryam Mohammed AlQaseer, Mosaad Alhussein and 3 more

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Article in Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Waleed Al HabeebDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adel TashConsultant Cardiac Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelfatah ElasfarMadinah Cardiac Center, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlmasoodConsultant Cardiologist, Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer BakhshPrince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fayez ElshaerKing Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fakhr Al AyoubiIntensivist Cardiology Pharmacist, Department of Cardiac Sciences KFCC College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kamal Waheeb AIghalayiniProfessor of Cardiology, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maryam Mohammed AlQaseerConsultant Cardiologist, Heart Failure, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mosaad AlhusseinCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Osama AlmogbelDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, College of Medicine, King Fahad Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shukri Merza AlSaifDepartment of Cardiology, Saud AlBabtain Cardiac Centre, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Yahia AlHebeshiPrince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases is undeniable in local populations, who have high mortality rates and a young age of disease onset. A systematic review of emerging evidence and update of the Saudi Heart Association (SHA) 2019 heart failure (HF) guidelines was therefore undertaken. Methodology: A panel of expert cardiologists reviewed recommendations of the 2019 guidelines following the Saudi Heart Association methodology for guideline recommendations. When needed, the panel provided updated and new recommendations endorsed by the national heart council that are appropriate for clinical practice and local resources in Saudi Arabia. Recommendations and conclusion: The focused update describes the appropriate use of clinical assessment as well as invasive and non-invasive modalities for the classification and diagnosis of HF. The prevention of HF was emphasized by expanding on both primary and secondary prevention approaches. Pharmacological treatment of HF was supplemented with recommendations on newer therapies, such as SGLT-2 inhibitors. Recommendations were also provided on the management of patients with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular co-morbidities, with a focus on cardio-oncology and pregnancy. Updated clinical algorithms were included in support of HF management in both the acute and chronic settings. The implementation of this focused update on HF management in clinical practice is expected to lead to improved patient outcomes by providing evidence-based comprehensive guidance for practitioners in Saudi Arabia.

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DiagnosisFocused updateHeart failureNHC/SHA clinical practice guidelinesPreventionSaudi ArabiaSurgeryTherapeutics

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PMCPMC10263126

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