Cardiology
New global heart failure definition exposes a policy gap: systems still diagnose too late and treat too narrowly
Global cardiovascular societies have released the Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure, shifting the field away from rigid ejection fraction thresholds and toward earlier detection, disease trajectory, underlying causes and global equity. The science is moving from “heart failure as a fixed diagnosis” to “heart failure as a dynamic, preventable and heterogeneous condition.”
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