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Roadmap to inpatient heart failure management.
J Cardiol. 2015 Jan;65(1):26-31
Authors: Vaduganathan M, Gheorghiade M
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) accounts for over 1 million primary hospitalizations in the USA each year and carries a tremendous burden on costs and patient outcomes. The clinical syndrome of HF is not a single disease, but represents the complex interplay between various cardiac and non-cardiac processes, each of which need to be individually addressed. This review provides an updated, contemporary roadmap for inpatient worsening chronic HF management with a focus on identifying and addressing initiating mechanisms, amplifying factors, and cardiac structural abnormalities. Inpatient risk stratification should guide patient education, team structuring, disposition, and post-discharge monitoring.
PMID: 25238886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]