抄録
In 2018, The Japanese Circulation Society and The Japanese Heart Failure Society updated the Guidelines for
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure. I provide a summary of these new guidelines. It is
necessary that not only cardiologists but also noncardiologists understand the guidelines and join in the treatment
of heart failure because the number of patients with heart failure will increase with aging in the future in Japan.
Key words: heart failure, guidelines, stage of chronic heart failure
