Heart failure ‘the cancer of the heart’: the prognostic role of the HLM score

Abstract Aims The multi‐systemic effects of heart failure (HF) resemble the spread observed during cancer. We propose a new score, named HLM, analogous to the TNM classification used in oncology, to assess the prognosis of HF. HLM refers to H: heart damage, L: lung involvement, and M: systemic multi...

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Main Authors: Paolo Severino, Massimo Mancone, Andrea D'Amato, Marco Valerio Mariani, Silvia Prosperi, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Lucia Ilaria Birtolo, Danilo Angotti, Alberto Milanese, Enrico Cerrato, Viviana Maestrini, Carmine Pizzi, Alberto Foà, Annarita Vestri, Alberto Palazzuoli, Carmine Dario Vizza, Paul N. Casale, Paul J. Mather, Francesco Fedele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-02-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14594