Acute Decompensated heart failure: An introduction
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
eart failure has emerged over the past several decades as a major global public health problem, with rising prevalence reported in both industrialized and developing nations alike.1–6 In addition to the enormous costs in human suffering and loss of productivity, heart failure has imposed an increasingly heavy financial burden on health-care systems throughout the world. Although highly effectiv...
متن کاملAcute Decompensated Heart Failure
cute decompensated heart failure is among the most ommon indications for hospitalization in the U.S. and esults in approximately one million hospitalizations annully (1). Although consensus guidelines provide evidenceased strategies for the treatment of chronic heart failure, he current therapy of acute heart failure is largely empirical. he first priority of management is relief of symptoms. A...
متن کاملAcute Decompensated Heart Failure Update
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) continues to increase in prevalence and is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity including frequent hospitalizations. The American Heart Association is predicting that more than eight million Americans will have heart failure by 2030 and that the total direct costs associated with the disease will rise from $21 billion in 2012 to $70 billio...
متن کاملHyponatremia in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Fro Ha ve Cle Gr fou rep Lis Yo Ma Hyponatremia frequently poses a therapeutic challenge in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Treating physicians should differentiate between depletional versus dilutional hyponatremia. The former is caused by diuretic agents, which enhance sodium excretion, often with concomitant potassium/magnesium losses. This can be treated with isotonic saline, wher...
متن کاملManagement of acute decompensated heart failure.
Acute decompensated heart failure represents a heterogeneous group of disorders that typically present as dyspnea, edema and fatigue. Despite the high prevalence of this condition and its associated major morbidity and mortality, diagnosis can be difficult, and optimal treatment remains poorly defined. Identification of the acute triggers for the decompensation as well as noninvasive characteri...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0828-282X
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(08)71021-3