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ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2022

Travelling with heart failure: risk assessment and practical recommendations.

Stephan von Haehling, Christoph Birner, Elke Dworatzek, Stefan Frantz, Kristian Hellenkamp, Carsten W Israel, Tibor Kempf, Hermann H Klein, Christoph Knosalla, Ulrich Laufs and 3 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024
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  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Stephan von HaehlingDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany. stephan.von.haehling@web.de.
Christoph BirnerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Elke DworatzekInstitute of Gender in Medicine, Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Stefan FrantzDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Kristian HellenkampDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
Carsten W IsraelKlinik für Innere Medizin, Kardiologie, Diabetologie and Nephrologie, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany.
Tibor KempfDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Hermann H KleinHelios Klinikum Warburg, Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
Christoph KnosallaGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8127-5019
Ulrich LaufsKlinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2620-9323
Philip RaakeDepartment of Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Rolf WachterDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
Gerd HasenfussDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
German Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEEvangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld · DEHeidelberg University · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEUniversity Hospital Regensburg · DEUniversity of Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with heart failure are at a higher risk of cardiovascular events compared with the general population, particularly during domestic or international travel. Patients with heart failure should adhere to specific recommendations during travel to lower their risk of developing heart failure symptoms. In this Review, we aim to provide clinicians with a set of guidelines for patients with heart failure embarking on national or international travel. Considerations when choosing a travel destination include travel distance and time, the season upon arrival, air pollution levels, jet lag and altitude level because all these factors can increase the risk of symptom development in patients with heart failure. In particular, volume depletion is of major concern while travelling given that it can contribute to worsening heart failure symptoms. Pre-travel risk assessment should be performed by a clinician 4-6 weeks before departure, and patients should receive advice on potential travel-related illness and on strategies to prevent volume depletion. Oxygen supplementation might be useful for patients who are very symptomatic. Upon arrival at the destination, potential drug-induced photosensitivity (particularly in tropical destinations) and risks associated with the local cuisine require consideration. Special recommendations are needed for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices or left ventricular assist devices as well as for those who have undergone major cardiac surgery.

Indexed as

Heart-Assist DevicesHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansRisk AssessmentTravelTravel-Related Illness

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PMID34992256
OpenAlexW4206193411

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