La insuficiencia cardíaca en el año 2004

In this article the most recent advances in the field of heart failure over the last year are presented. These include advances in the diagnosis and medical treatment of heart failure, heart transplantation, left ventricular reconstruction surgery, mechanical assist devices, cardiac resynchronization and cell therapy. Nowadays, heart failure management is a big challenge because it depends on on-going multi-disciplinary investigation and subsequent changes in clinical practice in order to implement such advances.