"Heart Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D006333
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.434
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heart Failure" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heart Failure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2003 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2004 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2005 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 2006 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2007 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 2008 | 39 | 7 | 46 |
| 2009 | 32 | 8 | 40 |
| 2010 | 42 | 8 | 50 |
| 2011 | 36 | 12 | 48 |
| 2012 | 40 | 17 | 57 |
| 2013 | 51 | 8 | 59 |
| 2014 | 42 | 8 | 50 |
| 2015 | 61 | 12 | 73 |
| 2016 | 55 | 18 | 73 |
| 2017 | 65 | 12 | 77 |
| 2018 | 76 | 9 | 85 |
| 2019 | 63 | 12 | 75 |
| 2020 | 89 | 7 | 96 |
| 2021 | 79 | 10 | 89 |
| 2022 | 94 | 2 | 96 |
| 2023 | 123 | 1 | 124 |
| 2024 | 67 | 17 | 84 |
| 2025 | 52 | 7 | 59 |
| 2026 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Failure" by people in Profiles.
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AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026). Eur Heart J. 2026 Aug 24; 47(32):4357-4374.
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A qualitative study of goals of hospital care and health outcome goals among patients admitted for heart failure. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Oct; 151:109769.
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AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026). Glob Heart. 2026; 21(1):51.
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AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026). Circulation. 2026 Aug 18; 154(7):e279-e293.
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A Practical Guide to Intensive Care Unit Management after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Cardiol Clin. 2026 Aug; 44(3):459-478.
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NOD1 is a key mediator of atrial myopathy in heart failure. Theranostics. 2026; 16(13):7244-7258.
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Ambulatory Stage C2D Heart Failure Definitions and Current Therapeutic Approaches: JACC: Heart Failure Position Statement. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Jun; 14(6):103101.
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Contemporary Management of Acute Heart Failure: From Emergency Presentation to Long-Term Remission. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jun 30; 87(25):3632-3650.
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Review. JAMA. 2026 May 26; 335(20):1796-1807.
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Mechanisms, Magnitude, and Consequence of Acute Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Change With Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Initiation in Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2026 Aug 01; 272:32-39.