[Advanced heart failure : what are the prospects for patients ?].

Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem in our country and in most developed countries. Despite advances in the diagnosis and management of this condition and numerous therapeutic innovations, many patients with chronic HF progress inexorably to advanced HF, characterized by persistent symptoms despite maximal treatment. The prognosis for this condition is poor.

[Cardio-oncology and cardio-obstetrics : crucial role of a multidisciplinary approach].

In this clinical case, we describe the cardio-oncological history and the complexity of the management of a patient presenting a breast cancer diasgnosed during pregnancy followed by a postpartum cardiomyopathy. A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory.

[European recommendations concerning the management of chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction].

Heart failure remains, despite increasing therapeutic advances, a major burden in terms of public health. It is associated with a significant mortality and dramatically impacts the daily life of these patients with, among other things, repeated and prolonged hospitalizations. This article aims to focus on the therapeutic modalities for the management of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) recommended by the European Society of Cardiology.