منابع مشابه
Beyond dyspnoea as an endpoint in acute heart failure trials.
Acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) has been defined as new onset or recurrence of gradually or rapidly worsening signs and symptoms of heart failure (HF) necessitating urgent or emergency therapeutic intervention. The number of hospitalizations for AHFS continues to increase and they account for 1 million admissions annually in both Europe and the USA. Dyspnoea is the most common presenting s...
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Acute heart failure (AHF) is a life-threatening emergency, which largely profits from early diagnosis and treatment. The prevalence of AHF is difficult to assess, estimates range between 1 and 12% in the general population. Despite recent therapeutic advances, in-hospital mortality is high with estimates varying from 4 and 18% in different registries. Due to large differences in AHF definitions...
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Background and Purpose: To improve life quality, and lower mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure patients, awareness and adherence to self-care behaviors are essential. This study aims to determine the adherence level to self-care behaviors in the patients with systolic heart failure hospitalized in Alborz hospital in Karaj andShahriar hospital, and it was conducted in 2013. Methods...
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More than a million patients are admitted annually to U.S. hospitals with acute heart failure. Multicentered hospital-based registries and surveys in the United States and Europe have shown that the typical patient is >70 yrs of age, with a history of heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. There are an equal number of men and women. Patients typically spend several days on th...
متن کامل[Acute heart failure].
Acute heart failure is always an indication for referral to an intensive care unit. In the widest sense, the term acute heart failure includes the manifestation forms of pulmonary edema, cardiogenic shock or rapid-onset decompensated cardiac insufficiency unaccompanied by shock or pulmonary edema (low-output syndrome). Acute heart failure may occur in the absence of previously known heart disea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acute Cardiac Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1748-2941,1748-295X
DOI: 10.1080/17482940902846987