JCS/JHFS 2025 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure

Takeshi Kitai; Shun Kohsaka; Takao Kato; Eri Kato; Kimi Sato; Kanako Teramoto; Hidenori Yaku; Eiichi Akiyama; Masahiko Ando; Chisato Izumi; Tomomi Ide; Yu-ki Iwasaki; Yohei Ohno; Takahiro Okumura; Neiko Ozasa; Shuichiro Kaji; Takeshi Kashimura; Hiroaki Kitaoka; Yoshiharu Kinugasa; Shintaro Kinugawa; Koichi Toda; Toshiyuki Nagai; Makiko Nakamura; Shungo Hikoso; Masatoshi Minamisawa; Satoru Wakasa; Yuta Anchi; Shogo Oishi; Akiko Okada; Masaru Obokata; Nobuyuki Kagiyama; Naoko P. Kato; Takashi Kohno; Takuma Sato; Yasuyuki Shiraishi; Yodo Tamaki; Yuichi Tamura; Kazuya Nagao; Yuji Nagatomo; Naoko Nakamura; Kotaro Nochioka; Akihiro Nomura; Seitaro Nomura; Yu Horiuchi; Atsushi Mizuno; Ryosuke Murai; Takayuki Inomata; Koichiro Kuwahara; Yasushi Sakata; Hiroyuki Tsutsui; Koichiro Kinugawa; on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society and the Japanese Heart Failure Society Joint Working Group

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JCS/JHFS 2025 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure

Takeshi Kitai, Shun Kohsaka, Takao Kato, Eri Kato, Kimi Sato, Kanako Teramoto, Hidenori Yaku, Eiichi Akiyama, Masahiko Ando, Chisato Izumi, Tomomi Ide, Yu-ki Iwasaki, Yohei Ohno, Takahiro Okumura, Neiko Ozasa, Shuichiro Kaji, Takeshi Kashimura, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Yoshiharu Kinugasa, Shintaro Kinugawa, Koichi Toda, Toshiyuki Nagai, Makiko Nakamura, Shungo Hikoso, Masatoshi Minamisawa, Satoru Wakasa, Yuta Anchi, Shogo Oishi, Akiko Okada, Masaru Obokata, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Naoko P. Kato, Takashi Kohno, Takuma Sato, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Yodo Tamaki, Yuichi Tamura, Kazuya Nagao, Yuji Nagatomo, Naoko Nakamura, Kotaro Nochioka, Akihiro Nomura, Seitaro Nomura, Yu Horiuchi, Atsushi Mizuno, Ryosuke Murai, Takayuki Inomata, Koichiro Kuwahara, Yasushi Sakata, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Koichiro Kinugawa, on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society and the Japanese Heart Failure Society Joint Working Group

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Takeshi Kitai
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Shun Kohsaka
Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine [Japan]
Takao Kato
Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science, Kyoto University Hospital [Japan]
Eri Kato
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science, Kyoto University Hospital [Japan]
Kimi Sato
Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba [Japan]
Kanako Teramoto
Department of Biostatistics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute [Japan]
Hidenori Yaku
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine [United States]
Eiichi Akiyama
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kawaguchi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospital [Japan]
Masahiko Ando
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital [Japan]
Chisato Izumi
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Tomomi Ide
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University [Japan]
Yu-ki Iwasaki
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School [Japan]
Yohei Ohno
Department of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine [Japan]
Takahiro Okumura
Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Neiko Ozasa
Department of Cardiology, Takanohara Central Hospital [Japan]
Shuichiro Kaji
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kansai Electric Power Hospital [Japan]
Takeshi Kashimura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Sciences [Japan]
Hiroaki Kitaoka
Department of Cardiology and Geriatrics, Kochi University [Japan]
Yoshiharu Kinugasa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tottori University [Japan]
Shintaro Kinugawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University [Japan]
Koichi Toda
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center [Japan]
Toshiyuki Nagai
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University [Japan]
Makiko Nakamura
Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama [Japan]
Shungo Hikoso
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nara Medical University [Japan]
Masatoshi Minamisawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine [Japan]
Satoru Wakasa
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University [Japan]
Yuta Anchi
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Shogo Oishi
Department of Cardiology, Mahoshi Hospital [Japan]
Akiko Okada
Kitasato University School of Nursing [Japan]
Masaru Obokata
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Nobuyuki Kagiyama
Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Naoko P. Kato
Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University [Sweden]
Takashi Kohno
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine [Japan]
Takuma Sato
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Yasuyuki Shiraishi
Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine [Japan]
Yodo Tamaki
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital [Japan]
Yuichi Tamura
Pulmonary Hypertension Center, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital [Japan]
Kazuya Nagao
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Yuji Nagatomo
Department of Cardiology, National Defense Medical College [Japan]
Naoko Nakamura
Department of Nursing, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital [Japan]
Kotaro Nochioka
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital [Japan]
Akihiro Nomura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences [Japan]
Seitaro Nomura
Department of Frontier Cardiovascular Science, The University of Tokyo [Japan]
Yu Horiuchi
Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital [Japan]
Atsushi Mizuno
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital [Japan]
Medical Quality Improvement Office, St. Luke's International Hospital [Japan]
Ryosuke Murai
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital [Japan]
Takayuki Inomata
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Niigata University School of Medical and Dental Sciences [Japan]
Koichiro Kuwahara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine [Japan]
Yasushi Sakata
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Hiroyuki Tsutsui
School of Medicine and Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare [Japan]
Koichiro Kinugawa
Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama [Japan]
on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society and the Japanese Heart Failure Society Joint Working Group