This pocket card 2022 is edited by the Heart Failure Working Group of the Swiss Society of Cardiology. It summarizes all the recommendations for the diagnosis and management of heart failure:
- Definitions, diagnosis, and etiology
- Treatment algorithm and treatment options for HFrEF
- Medications: dosages, side effects, controls and follow-up
- Treatment options for HFpEF and HFmrEF
- General recommendations
- Common problems and contradictions
A tool published in German, French and Italian to be kept at hand to optimize the management of these patients in favour of their quality of life, performance capacity as well as their reduction of rehospitalizations.