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A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes.

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West, RL; Hernandez, AF; O'Connor, CM; Starling, RC; Califf, RM
Published in: Am Heart J
August 2010

In acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS), dyspnea is one of the most common but least understood presenting symptoms for hospitalization. For this reason, dyspnea relief is increasingly becoming a focus in the development of therapies for the treatment of AHFS, and currently stands as an acceptable primary end point for regulatory approval by governmental agencies. This raises the question of how best to measure such a subjective symptom. In this review, we will describe the basis for dyspnea, provide a detailed description of the strengths and weaknesses of the current best tools used to measure it, and describe future directions for future development of dyspnea measurement in AHFS.

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Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

August 2010

Volume

160

Issue

2

Start / End Page

209 / 214

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Quality of Life
  • Pain Measurement
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Dyspnea
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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West, R. L., Hernandez, A. F., O’Connor, C. M., Starling, R. C., & Califf, R. M. (2010). A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes. Am Heart J, 160(2), 209–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.05.020
West, Ryenn L., Adrian F. Hernandez, Christopher M. O’Connor, Randall C. Starling, and Robert M. Califf. “A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes.Am Heart J 160, no. 2 (August 2010): 209–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.05.020.
West RL, Hernandez AF, O’Connor CM, Starling RC, Califf RM. A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes. Am Heart J. 2010 Aug;160(2):209–14.
West, Ryenn L., et al. “A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes.Am Heart J, vol. 160, no. 2, Aug. 2010, pp. 209–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2010.05.020.
West RL, Hernandez AF, O’Connor CM, Starling RC, Califf RM. A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes. Am Heart J. 2010 Aug;160(2):209–214.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

August 2010

Volume

160

Issue

2

Start / End Page

209 / 214

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Quality of Life
  • Pain Measurement
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Dyspnea
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services