The Polish expert opinion of the Heart Failure Association of the Polish Cardiac Society on the 2021 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure points to differences in many aspects related to heart failure in Poland compared with other European countries. These differences include population issues, epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment options, or the organization of healthcare. This expert opinion also includes a review of new results of clinical trials completed after the publication of the ESC guidelines.
Keywords: diagnosis and therapy; guidelines; heart failure; multidisciplinary approach.