Acute heart failure
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Michael M. Givertz; Lauren Sinnenberg
- Source
- Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 30:104-112
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Clinical Decision-Making
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
Patient engagement
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Vasoactive
Risk of mortality
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Intensive care medicine
Heart Failure
business.industry
medicine.disease
Hospitalization
Treatment Outcome
Heart failure
Acute Disease
Risk stratification
Hospital admission
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1050-1738
Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the most common causes for hospital admission and is associated with a high risk of mortality. Compared to chronic heart failure, there is less robust evidence to guide diagnosis, risk stratification and management of AHF. This state-of-the art review aims to summarize new developments in this field. We also highlight areas of ongoing work including novel vasoactive agents, alternative models to traditional hospital admission and strategies to improve patient engagement.