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An interactive clinical atlas / Volume 01The patient journey · 2026

The failing heart, explained.

Heart failure for clinicians

Begin with the definition

01—06 / Course architecture

Follow the patient.

Six interconnected chapters, each built around clinical questions and physiological explanations.

01Defining heart failureDefine the syndrome. Understand the stages and phenotype. 02SymptomsStart with what the patient tells you. Decode the haemodynamics. 03InvestigationsFrom natriuretic peptides to phenotyping and aetiology. 04Medical therapyMechanisms, landmark trials and treatment decisions. 05Device therapyElectrical dyssynchrony, defibrillation and mechanical support. 06TransplantationRecognise advanced failure and understand the pathway.