[Management of chronic heart failure: updates and implications for the primary care physician].

The latest recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology on chronic heart failure published in 2021 propose several new concepts. The main changes include a revision of the classification but most importantly modifications in the therapeutic management, especially concerning the first-line treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Since heart failure affects approximately 2% of the general population, these new recommendations will have a definite impact on the practice of primary care physicians.