"Heart Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D006333
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.434
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heart Failure" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heart Failure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2009 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2012 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| 2013 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 2014 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| 2015 | 39 | 8 | 47 |
| 2016 | 31 | 9 | 40 |
| 2017 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| 2018 | 48 | 10 | 58 |
| 2019 | 57 | 6 | 63 |
| 2020 | 74 | 9 | 83 |
| 2021 | 65 | 5 | 70 |
| 2022 | 58 | 1 | 59 |
| 2023 | 76 | 1 | 77 |
| 2024 | 50 | 9 | 59 |
| 2025 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| 2026 | 29 | 3 | 32 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Incremental prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance beyond biomarker staging in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 01; 27(9):1603-1612.
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Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support Before Heart Transplantation and Early Outcomes: Insights From the International Primary Graft Dysfunction Consortium. J Card Fail. 2026 Sep; 32(9):1529-1539.
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Beyond Categorical Tiers: Improving Measurement of Medical Urgency as the Foundation for Heart Allocation Reform. J Card Fail. 2026 Sep; 32(9):1584-1593.
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Energetic phenotyping in heart failure: From Starling curves to composite variables. J Biomech. 2026 Sep; 206:113546.
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The gut microbiome and allograft outcomes: implications for heart transplantation. J Clin Invest. 2026 Aug 17; 136(16).
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Potential Impact of the OPTN Status Escalation Policy for Adult Heart Transplant Candidates With Durable LVADs. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013854.
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High Rate of Transplantation Before Review of Status Exception Requests Among Adult Heart Transplant Candidates. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013994.
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Medical Management and Mechanical Circulatory Support Escalation in Right Ventricular Failure. Cardiol Clin. 2026 Aug; 44(3):371-382.
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Ambulatory Stage C2D Heart Failure Definitions and Current Therapeutic Approaches: JACC: Heart Failure Position Statement. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 06; 14(6):103101.
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Aortic insufficiency and right heart failure in patients treated with durable left ventricular assist devices after preoperative support with microaxial flow devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Oct; 45(10):1672-1682.