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Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures

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Cotter, G; Stough, WG; Felker, GM; Velazquez, EJ; Hernandez, AF; Rogers, JG; Gheorghiade, M; Adams, KF; O’Connor, CM

January 1, 2005

Acute heart failure (AHF) is the most common reason for hospital admission in patients over the age of 65, accounting for 1 000 000 admissions, over 6 000 000 hospital days, and $12 billion in costs.1, 2 The prognosis of patients admitted with AHF is dismal, with a 20% readmission rate and a 20% mortality rate within 6 months after admission.3 However, data are lacking on the pathogenesis, etiologic factors, risk stratification, and effective treatment of AHF. Most studies in AHF are small single-center studies, retrospective registries, or industry-or government-sponsored trials with selective eligibility criteria. A comprehensive evaluation of this syndrome in “real life” is still lacking. A major barrier to advancing our understanding of this syndrome has been defining AHF and differentiating it from decompensated chronic heart failure.

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Author Gary Michael Felker Medicine, Cardiology

Author Adrian Felipe Hernandez Medicine, Cardiology

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10.4324/9780203421345-7

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9781841843742

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January 1, 2005

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Cotter, G., Stough, W. G., Felker, G. M., Velazquez, E. J., Hernandez, A. F., Rogers, J. G., … O’Connor, C. M. (2005). Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures. In Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (pp. 19–38). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203421345-7

Cotter, G., W. G. Stough, G. M. Felker, E. J. Velazquez, A. F. Hernandez, J. G. Rogers, M. Gheorghiade, K. F. Adams, and C. M. O’Connor. “Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures.” In Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, 19–38, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203421345-7.

Cotter G, Stough WG, Felker GM, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Rogers JG, et al. Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures. In: Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. 2005. p. 19–38.

Cotter, G., et al. “Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures.” Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, 2005, pp. 19–38. Scopus, doi:10.4324/9780203421345-7.

Cotter G, Stough WG, Felker GM, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Rogers JG, Gheorghiade M, Adams KF, O’Connor CM. Acute heart failure: Nomenclature, pathophysiology, and outcome measures. Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. 2005. p. 19–38.

DOI

10.4324/9780203421345-7

ISBN

9781841843742

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

Start / End Page

19 / 38