近年來全球人口老化，導致心臟衰竭快速成長，變成全世界健康照護上重大的威脅。雖然心臟衰竭已有明確的治療指引，但還是造成相當高比例的心血管併發症及死亡率。最新的歐洲以及美國心臟學會發表新一代心衰竭藥物以及跨團隊治療，可更加改善病人症狀及增加存活率。本文簡要地整理不同類型心臟衰竭的診斷和治療流程，以供臨床醫師治療之參考。

In the past few decades, heart failure (HF) becomes a heavy burden to healthcare system globally because of rapid aging population in developing countries. Although many strategies are applied for HF treatment, it still leads to significant mortality and morbidity. The updated ESC and ACC/AHA guidelines and several recent randomized control trials suggest novel agents and new concepts for HF treatment to further improve clinical outcome. This mini-review will outline the diagnostic protocol and management of patients with different types of heart failure.