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Heart failure – best of times The conference was opened by Professor Theresa McDonagh, who showcased both triumphs and ongoing challenges in heart failure. She began by highlighting the key ingredients needed for good heart failure management – starting with the invaluable contribution of heart failure nurses to patient care, bolstered by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), and ambitious targets for training specialist heart failure consultants, aiming for 25% representation in tertiary centres and a third in district general hospitals. The role of B-type naturietic peptide (BNP) in heart failure management was underscored as pivotal, al