HIGH RISK, STAGE B HEART FAILURE: A DISTINCT HEMODYNAMIC PROFILE

Profile for estimating risk of heart failure.

CONTEXT We devised a risk appraisal function to assess the hazard of heart failure in persons who are predisposed by coronary disease, hypertension, or valvular heart disease. OBJECTIVE To provide general practitioners and internists with a cost-effective method to select people at high risk who are likely to have impaired left ventricular systolic function and may therefore require further e...

Stage B, a pre-cursor of heart failure.

Hemodynamic monitoring in acute heart failure.

Hemodynamic monitoring has moved in the last few years from being the holy grail of evaluating patients with acute heart failure to being all but extinct. Recent studies have not demonstrated any sustained benefits from right heart catheterization, and some studies have even suggested harm due to adverse events related to this invasive procedure. It is possible that this lack of efficacy is rel...

Hemodynamic Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients

Desai/Fig.2: Growing Burden of HF It is now well established that heart failure (HF) is a growing problem for the American healthcare system and even worldwide. The American Heart Association projects that the total number of prevalent cases of patients with HF will increase from roughly 5 million in the current era to nearly 8 million by 2030 – an increase of about 46%.[1] That means that in 2...

Stage A: Can Heart Failure Be Prevented?

Heart failure (HF) is an epidemic associated with significant morbidity and mortality, affecting over 5 million people in the United States and 1-2% of the population worldwide. Observational studies have suggested that a healthy lifestyle can reduce HF risk. Although no clinical trials have targeted the prevention of HF as a primary endpoint, many have evaluated outcomes associated with the de...