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ReviewHeart failure reviews2025

A Comprehensive Review: Unraveling the Role of Inflammation in the Etiology of Heart Failure.

Diana Roman-Pepine, Adela Mihaela Serban, Roxana-Denisa Capras, Cristina Mihaela Cismaru, Adriana Gabriela Filip

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Association Between TNF-Alpha Levels and Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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  4. Incident atrial fibrillation and pyoderma gangrenosum: long-term thromboembolic, heart failure, and mortality risk.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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  7. Post-viral myocarditis.Heart failure reviews · 2026
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  19. One Syndrome, Many Faces: A Unified Perspective on Heart Failure Phenotypes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Diana Roman-PepineDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400348, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania. diana.pepine@yahoo.com.
Adela Mihaela SerbanCardiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001, Cluj-Napoca- Napoca, Romania.
Roxana-Denisa CaprasDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400348, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania.
Cristina Mihaela CismaruDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400348, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania.
Adriana Gabriela FilipDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400348, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with inflammation playing a pivotal role in its pathogenesis. This comprehensive review aims to elucidate the intricate mechanisms by which inflammation contributes to the development and progression of HF. The review synthesizes current research on the involvement of both innate and adaptive immune responses in HF, highlighting the roles of cytokines, chemokines, and other inflammatory mediators. Recent studies have demonstrated that chronic inflammation, driven by factors such as oxidative stress, neurohormonal activation, and metabolic disturbances, leads to adverse cardiac remodeling and impaired myocardial function. The review explores how systemic inflammation, characterized by elevated levels of inflammatory biomarkers like C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), correlates with HF severity and outcomes. Additionally, it discusses the impact of comorbid conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension on inflammatory pathways and HF risk. The review also delves into the therapeutic implications of targeting inflammation in HF. Despite mixed results from early clinical trials, emerging evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory therapies offer benefits in specific HF phenotypes. The potential of novel therapeutic strategies, including the use of biologics and small molecule inhibitors, is examined in the context of their ability to modulate inflammatory responses and improve clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Heart FailureInflammationBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinCytokinesHumansOxidative StressBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinCytokinesBiomarkersCytokinesHeart FailureInflammationInterleukins

Identifiers

PMID40360833
PMCPMC12297024

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