The PubMed record describes an expert consensus document titled the Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure published in the European Heart Journal on 24 August 2026. This document is presented as a collaborative Task Force product authored by the American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and World Heart Federation (WHF). The Task Force activity was performed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC, and the Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS).
The PubMed entry identifies the work as a free article and provides bibliographic metadata (journal, volume, pages, DOI, PMID) and links to the publisher's full-text options. The excerpted source on PubMed does not include the consensus text itself; therefore specific elements of the updated definition and clinical recommendations are not contained in the available record.
The document lists many individual authors, led by Mary Norine Walsh among others, and explicitly identifies a corporate author: the Joint AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Task Force for the Universal Definition of Heart Failure. The Task Force collaboration includes the HFSA, the ESC Heart Failure Association (HFA), and the Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS). Contributors represent a mix of clinicians and researchers affiliated with tertiary cardiac centers and academic institutions.
The PubMed page enumerates the named authors and links each to their reported affiliations. The presence of a corporate/Task Force author indicates a consensus product prepared and endorsed by multiple major cardiovascular societies.
The bibliographic citation provided on PubMed is: Eur Heart J. 2026 Aug 24;47(32):4357-4374. The PubMed identifier is PMID 42366993 and the document DOI is 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500. The record indicates the item is a free article on PubMed and includes a link to the publisher’s full-text options (Silverchair/academic.oup.com).
Author affiliations reported on the PubMed entry span multiple countries and major academic centers. Examples of institutions and locations listed in the affiliation block include:
These affiliations reflect a broad, multinational authorship consistent with an international consensus statement.
The PubMed record labels the article as a free article and provides a link to full-text options hosted by the publisher (Silverchair/academic.oup.com). The DOI link (10.1093/eurheartj/ehag500) is listed on the PubMed page. The PubMed entry includes the PMID (42366993) for cross-referencing. No full consensus text or abstract content is reproduced in the supplied excerpt; only bibliographic and author-affiliation metadata and the full-text link are shown.
The PubMed snippet documents the existence of the consensus statement, its authorship, collaborations, and bibliographic details, but it does not include the substantive elements of the guideline or consensus text. Specifically, the PubMed page excerpt does not report:
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This PubMed entry is primarily a bibliographic record that confirms the production and publication of an international expert consensus titled the Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure and documents authorship and society endorsement. The listing includes complete author names, multiple institutional affiliations across continents, the journal citation, DOI, and PMID, and signals free access to the full text via the publisher link.
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