European Heart Failure Mission
Driving political urgency in heart failure across the EU.
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Innovation: early diagnosis in community settings
This report focuses on early diagnosis of heart failure in community settings, identifying four key areas of innovation.
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From guidelines to action
This project aims to help the heart failure community advocate for change to close the gap between clinical guidelines and the reality of care for people living with heart failure.
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Helping advance meaningful policy change on heart failure

The Heart Failure Policy Network is an independent, multidisciplinary platform of healthcare professionals, advocacy groups and policymakers from across Europe.

We aim to raise awareness of the unmet needs surrounding heart failure and its care, and to help drive meaningful changes in policy and practice.

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Five lessons from the European Heart Failure Mission launch event
15 November 2023

In October 2023, the HFPN launched the European Heart Failure Mission Statement at the European Parliament. Here’s five things we learned.

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HFPN identifies six priority areas for future EU research into heart failure
27 October 2023

The HFPN has outlined six area which EU funding programmes should direct investments in heart failure research.

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European Heart Failure Mission Statement launched at European Parliament event
25 October 2023

On 25 October 2023, the HFPN launched the European Heart Failure Mission Statement during an event hosted by Billy Kelleher MEP at the European Parliament.

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What is heart failure?

Affecting at least 15 million adults in Europe, heart failure is a common but complex clinical syndrome that occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet body’s needs.

Its prevalence is expected to rise due to population ageing and improved survival rates for other long-term conditions, including cardiovascular diseases.

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The Heart Failure Policy Network is an independent, multidisciplinary platform made possible with financial support from AstraZeneca and Roche Diagnostics. The content produced by the Network is not biased toward any specific treatment or therapy. All outputs are guided and endorsed by the Network’s members. All members provide their time for free. The Network is hosted by The Health Policy Partnership .