Peer-reviewedLicence not statedEuropean heart journal
AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026)
34 affiliations
- 1(United States)
- 2Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center ,
- 3(Denmark)
- 4Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital ,
- 5(South Africa)
- 6Cape Heart Institute ,
- 7(Italy)
- 8Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia ,
- 9Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, University of Brescia ,
- 10Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis ,
- 11(United Kingdom)
- 12Institute of Health Informatics, University College London ,
- 13Baylor College of Medicine ,
- 14(Croatia)
- 15Department for Cardiovascular Diseases, Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Medicinski fakultet ,
- 16(Mozambique)
- 17Universidade Eduardo Mondlane ,
- 18Brigham and Women’s Hospital . ,
- 19Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University ,
- 20Retired
- 21(Japan)
- 22Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama ,
- 23Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai ,
- 24(Singapore)
- 25Duke–National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore ,
- 26King’s College Hospital ,
- 27Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University Milan ,
- 28(Belgium)
- 29Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg ,
- 30(Brazil)
- 31Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ,
- 32Telehealth Center and Cardiology Service, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ,
- 33Tennessee Board of Regents ,
- 34Cleveland Clinic ,
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BibTeX
@article{walsh2026ahaaccescwhf,
title = {{AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026)}},
author = {Mary Norine Walsh and Lars Køber and Karen S Sliwa and Marianna Adamo and Anubha Agarwal and Amitava Banerjee and Biykem Bozkurt and Maja Čikeš and Albertino Damasceno and Akshay Suvas Desai and Gary Michael Felker and Gail Hogan and Koichiro Kinugawa and M D Kittleson and Carolyn S.P. Lam and Theresa McDonagh and Marco Metra and Wilfried Müllens and Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro and Yolanda Vaughn and Amanda R. Vest},
journal = {European heart journal},
year = {2026},
month = jun,
doi = {10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026)
AU - Mary Norine Walsh
AU - Lars Køber
AU - Karen S Sliwa
AU - Marianna Adamo
AU - Anubha Agarwal
AU - Amitava Banerjee
AU - Biykem Bozkurt
AU - Maja Čikeš
AU - Albertino Damasceno
AU - Akshay Suvas Desai
AU - Gary Michael Felker
AU - Gail Hogan
AU - Koichiro Kinugawa
AU - M D Kittleson
AU - Carolyn S.P. Lam
AU - Theresa McDonagh
AU - Marco Metra
AU - Wilfried Müllens
AU - Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
AU - Yolanda Vaughn
AU - Amanda R. Vest
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/29
JO - European heart journal
DO - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500
UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500
SN - 0195-668X
SN - 1522-9645
ER -