Heart failure in the Portuguese population aged ≥50 years: prevalence and phenotypes in the PORTHOS study

HF affects approximately one in six Portuguese adults aged ≥50 years, with HFpEF accounting for over 90% of cases, most previously undiagnosed. These findings support NT-proBNP-based screening combined with echocardiographic evaluation to improve early HF detection in ageing populations.

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European Heart Journal
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2026-01-13
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https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag030
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Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
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Heart failure in the Portuguese population aged ≥50 years: prevalence and phenotypes in the PORTHOS study

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Heart failure in the Portuguese population aged ≥50 years: prevalence and phenotypes in the PORTHOS study

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Abstract

HF affects approximately one in six Portuguese adults aged ≥50 years, with HFpEF accounting for over 90% of cases, most previously undiagnosed. These findings support NT-proBNP-based screening combined with echocardiographic evaluation to improve early HF detection in ageing populations.

European Heart Journal
University of Lisbon (PT), Universidade do Porto (PT), Hospital de São João (PT), Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga (PT), Stockholm South General Hospital (SE), Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (ES), Hospital de São José (PT), Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal (PT), Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia (PT), Hospital Pedro Hispano (PT), Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT), Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente (BR), Armed Forces Hospital (SA), Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (PT), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES), Hospital de Santa Cruz (PT), Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa (PT), Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (PT), Hospital de Santo António (PT), Hospital da Luz (PT), Hospital de São Bernardo (PT), Decision Sciences (United States) (US), Institute of Population and Public Health (CA), Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT), Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (PT), Hospital de Santa Marta (PT), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (ES), Hospital de Santa Maria (PT), AstraZeneca (Portugal) (PT), University of Aveiro (PT), University of Coimbra (PT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
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