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Figure 1A. Volume domain representation of data sets referring to acute myocardial infarction patients. End-systolic volume (ESV) is plotted against end-diastolic volume (EDV). The dark blue line indicates a trajectory with a constant value for ejection fraction (EF), in this case 45%. Four patients satisfy this condition, but can be distinguished by considering the distance from the origin to each individual point. This distance is termed the companion to EF, and denoted as EFC. An example (pink-arrowed bar) is shown for the patient with the smallest ventricle having EF=45%. Four patients (marked by the coloured dotted lines referring to th

25in25 The meeting began with an update on the 25in25 initiative from BSH Chair-Elect Dr Lisa Anderson (St George’s University Hospital, London). This national quality improvement initiative, led by the BSH in collaboration with over 54 national and international healthcare organisations, has the goal of reducing heart failure deaths by 25% over the next 25 years. With already over one million people in the UK living with heart failure, a number which is expected to double by 2040, the ambitious initiative is eagerly awaited. In the UK alone this could translate to over 10,000 lives saved per year. A population health approach underpins th