title: A snapshot of the latest heart failure guidelines.
abstract: Heart failure (HF) is a complex chronic condition with high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this article is to present a snapshot of the 2013 ACCF/AHA guidelines focusing on management and treatment of HF in primary care.
authors.affiliation: Meriam F. Caboral-Stevens is a lecturer at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, College of Nursing, Brooklyn, N.Y.
authors.forename: Meriam F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Caboral-Stevens
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States