Assessing and Grading Congestion in Acute Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Gheorghiade, Mihai; Follath, Ferenc; Ponikowski, Piotr; H. Barsuk, Jeffrey; E.A. Blair, John; G. Cleland, John; Dickstein, Kenneth; H. Drazner, Mark; C. Fonarow, Gregg; Jaarsma, Tiny; Jondeau, Guillaume; Lopez Sendon, Jose; Mebazaa, Alexander; Metra, Marco; Nieminen, Markku; S. Pang, Peter; Seferovic, Petar; W. Stevenson, Lynne; J. van Veldhuisen, Dirk; Zannad, Faiez; D. Anker, Stefan; Rhodes, Andrew; J.V. McMurray, John; Filippatos, Gerasimos

doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfq045

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Assessing and Grading Congestion in Acute Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

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Mihai Gheorghiade

Ferenc Follath

Piotr Ponikowski

Abstract

Abstract Patients with acute heart failure (AHF) require urgent in-hospital treatment for relief of symptoms. The main reason for hospitalization is congestion, rather than low cardiac output. Although congestion is associated with a poor prognosis, many patients are discharged with persistent signs...

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