Each year the number of heart failure patients rises with an annual increase in new patients of 10 per cent. Prevention of heart failure is therefore an important goal but physicians are currently not doing enough in this regard. Every reasonable opportunity should be utilised to assess left ventricular function in populations at a high risk of heart failure. Dr Prithwish Banerjee discusses the conditions that can lead to heart failure and examines the best treatment options.

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