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Heart Failure

Research results from S.J. Goodlin and colleagues update understanding of heart failure

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, July 13th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is increasing in prevalence. Treatments for heart failure permit a growing number of persons to live with the illness for many years."

"The burden of symptoms in persons with advanced heart failure is high. Fatigue, limited exertion, dyspnea, and depression are commonly associated with heart failure, but pain is common as well. Although it is known that underlying comorbidities modify the response to and experience of pain, the interaction between pain and the clinical syndrome of heart failure has not been studied to date. The Pain Assessment, Incidence &...

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