Korean Circ J.2023 Apr:53(4):195-216https://doi.org/0.4070/kcj.2023.0046kcpISSN1738-5520-e1SSN1738-5555Korean Circulation JouralClinical PracticeKorean Society of Heart FailureGuideline)Check for updatesGuidelines for the Management ofHeart Failure:Definition and DiagnosisJae Yeong Cho MD,PhD,Dong-Hyuk Cho MD,PhD2',Jong-Chan YounMD,PhD3,Darae Kim®，MD,PhD',Sang Min Park G,MD,PhD5,Mi-yang Jung®，MD,PhD',Junho Hyun MD,PhD,Jimi Choi,PhD',Hyun-Jai Cho MD,PhD,Seong-Mi Park MD,PhD2,Jin-Oh Choi MD,PhD,Wook-Jin Chung,MD,PhD,Byung-Su Yoo MD,PhD1,Seok-Min Kang MD,PhD",and on behalf ofCommittee of Clinical Practice Guidelines,Korean Society of Heart FailureDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine.Chonnam National University Hospital,Chonnam NationalGOPEN ACCESSUniversity Medical School,Gwangju.KoreaDivision of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine.Korea University Anam Hospital,Korea UniversityCollege of Medicine.Seoul,KoreaReceived:Feb 9,2023Division of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine.Catholic Research Institute for IntractableRevised:Mar 27.2023Cardiovascular Disease.Seoul St.Mary's Hospital,College of Medicine.The Catholic University of KoreaSeoul,KoreaAccepted:Apr 4,2023Published online:Apr11.2023"Division of Cardiology.Department of Medicine,Heart Vascular Stroke Institute.Samsung Medical Center.Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.Seoul,KoreaCorrespondence toDepartment of Cardiology.Nowon Eulji Medical Center,Eulji University.Seoul,KoreaDivision of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine,Asan Medical Center.University of Ulsan CollegeSeok-Min Kang.MD,PhDof Medicine.Seoul,KoreaDivision of Cardiology.Department ofDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism.Department of Inter nal Medicine.Korea University AnamInternal Medicine,Severance Hos pital,YonseiHospital.Korea University College of Medicine.Seoul.KoreaUniversity College of Medicine,50-,Yonsei-ro.Department of Internal Medicine,Seoul National University Hospital,Seoul,KoreaSeodaemun-gu,Seoul03722,Korea.Division of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine,Gil Medical Center.Gachon University College ofEmail:smkang@yuhs.acMedicine.Incheon.KoreaDivision of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine.Yonsei University Wonju College of MedicineJae Yeong Cho and Dong-Hyuk ChoWonju,Koreacontributedequallyto this artide as first"Division of Cardiology.Department of Internal Medicine,Severance Hospital,Yonsei University College ofauthors.Medicine.Seoul,KoreaCopyright 2023.The Korean Society ofCardiologyThis is an Open Acoess article distributedAUTHOR'S SUMMARYunder the terms ofthe Creative CommonsAttribution Non-Commercial License (https://The Korean Society of Heart Failure guidelines have been updated based on previouslycreat ivecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)issued international guidelines and research data on Korean patients with heart failure(HF).which permits unrestricted noncommercialHerein,Part I of this guideline has discussed the definition,epidemiology,and diagnosis ofuse,distr
