'Lemon-on-sticks' phenotype indicates poor prognosis in heart failure

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Research presented at the Heart Failure 2026 congress highlights a unique subgroup of heart failure patients characterized as the 'lemon-on-sticks' phenotype. This group is noted for their high disease burden and poor health outcomes, emphasizing the need for targeted treatment strategies.

Analyses identified a high-risk subgroup of patients—described as the "lemon-on-sticks" phenotype—who had a high disease burden and poor outcomes, according to results presented today at Heart Failure 2026, the annual congress of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.