Developing Multidisciplinary Management of Heart Failure in the Super-Aging Society of Japan

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 2 - 9
• Main Authors: Sato, Yukihito, Kuragaichi, Takashi, Nakayama, Hiroyuki, Hotta, Kozo, Nishimoto, Yuji, Kato, Takao, Taniguchi, Ryoji, Washida, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 25.12.2023
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Failure - therapy; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Long-term care; Nutritional support; Palliative care; Quality of Life; Japan; Heart failure; Palliative care; Long-term care; Cardiac rehabilitation; Nutritional support

The Japanese population is rapidly aging because of its long life expectancy and low birth rate; additionally, the number of patients with heart failure (HF) is increasing to the extent that HF is now considered a pandemic. According to a recent HF registry study, Japanese patients with HF have both...