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Author(s):
David Pham
,
Justin L Grodin
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3 years ago
Introduction
Advances in heart failure medical therapy over the past few decades have improved the prognosis of patients with this condition. Despite this, heart failure remains a significant burden to the medical system as the incidence of heart failure hospitalisation continues to rise.1 Diuretics have been a mainstay of therapy in heart failure to relieve congestion and improve symptoms…
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Author(s):
Laura Kearney
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Paul Wright
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Sadeer Fhadil
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et al
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3 years ago
Postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a diagnosis of exclusion, where patients present with heart failure secondary to left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction towards the end of pregnancy or in the months following delivery, with no other cause of heart failure identified.1 PPCM is relatively uncommon, affecting between one in 5,000 and one in 10,000 births;2 it is thought to be more prevalent…
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Author(s):
Ingibjörg Kristjánsdóttir
,
Tonje Thorvaldsen
,
Lars H Lund
Added:
3 years ago
From Acute Heart Failure Towards Worsening or De Novo Heart Failure
The natural history of heart failure (HF) is characterised by disease progression and episodes of worsening HF and acute decompensation requiring outpatient treatment intensification, emergency department or in-hospital care.
Acute HF (AHF), also known as acute decompensated HF, is defined as a progressive and sometimes rapid…
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Author(s):
Pierpaolo Pellicori
,
Kuldeep Kaur
,
Andrew L Clark
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common reasons for admission to hospital. It is associated with long in-patient stays, and has a high in-hospital and post-discharge morbidity and mortality, whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is reduced (HFREF) or normal (HeFNEF).1,2 Congestion, or fluid overload, is a classic clinical feature of patients presenting with HF. In some patients,…
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