Congestive heart failure

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ICD-10 I50.0
ICD-9 428.0
DiseasesDB 16209
MedlinePlus 000158
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MeSH D006333

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Synonyms and Related Key Words: CHF, pump failure, left heart failure, right heart failure, chronic heart failure, acute heart failure, flash pulmonary edema, congestion, systolic dysfunction, LV dysfunction, LV failure, impaired filling, reduced cardiac output, pulmonary edema

Overview

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Pathophysiology and Etiology

Pathology

Diagnosis

Clinical Assessment

Differential Diagnosis

Classification Schemes of Heart Failure

Imaging Modalities

Treatment

Treatment Overview

Treatment of Patients at High Risk for Developing Heart Failure (Stage A)

Treatment of Patients with Cardiac Structural Abnormalities or Remodeling who have not Developed Heart Failure Symptoms (Stage B)

Treatment of Patients with Current or Prior Symptoms of Heart Failure (Stage C)

Treatment of Patients With Refractory End-Stage Heart Failure (Stage D)

Treatment of Special Populations

Treatment of Patients with Heart Failure who have Concomitant Disorders

Prognosis

End-Of-Life Considerations

Implementation of Practice Guidelines

Sources

  • The ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult [1]

References

  1. Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202

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