| Literature DB >> 25999021 |
Alexandre Mebazaa1, M Birhan Yilmaz2, Phillip Levy3, Piotr Ponikowski4, W Frank Peacock5, Said Laribi6, Arsen D Ristic7, Ekaterini Lambrinou8, Josep Masip9, Jillian P Riley10, Theresa McDonagh11, Christian Mueller12, Christopher deFilippi13, Veli-Pekka Harjola14, Holger Thiele15, Massimo F Piepoli16, Marco Metra17, Aldo Maggioni18, John McMurray19, Kenneth Dickstein20, Kevin Damman21, Petar M Seferovic22,23, Frank Ruschitzka24, Adelino F Leite-Moreira25,26, Abdelouahab Bellou27,28, Stefan D Anker29,30, Gerasimos Filippatos31.
Abstract
Acute heart failure is a fatal syndrome. Emergency physicians, cardiologists, intensivists, nurses and other health care providers have to cooperate to provide optimal benefit. However, many treatment decisions are opinion-based and few are evidenced-based. This consensus paper provides guidance to practicing physicians and nurses to manage acute heart failure in the pre-hospital and hospital setting. Criteria of hospitalization and of discharge are described. Gaps in knowledge and perspectives in the management of acute heart failure are also detailed. This consensus paper on acute heart failure might help enable contiguous practice.Entities:
Keywords: Acute heart failure; cardiogenic shock; diuretics; vasodilators
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25999021 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.289
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Heart Fail ISSN: 1388-9842 Impact factor: 15.534