Heart failure (HF) is characterized by frequent hospital admissions due to acute decompensation and shortened life span with a progressive clinical course leading to an advanced stage where traditional therapies become ineffective. Due to aging of the population and improved therapies, only a small of proportion of patients with advanced HF are candidates for surgical treatments, such as mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation. In most cases, prompt identification and management of congestion is paramount to improving symptoms and quality of life and avoiding progression to severe multiorgan dysfunction and death.
Congestion in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Assessment and Treatment / Lombardi, Carlo Mario; Cimino, Giuliana; Pellicori, Pierpaolo; Bonelli, Andrea; Inciardi, Riccardo Maria; Pagnesi, Matteo; Tomasoni, Daniela; Ravera, Alice; Adamo, Marianna; Carubelli, Valentina; Metra, Marco. - In: HEART FAILURE CLINICS. - ISSN 1551-7136. - 17:4(2021), pp. 575-586. [10.1016/j.hfc.2021.05.003]
Congestion in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Assessment and Treatment
Pagnesi, Matteo;Metra, Marco
2021-01-01
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is characterized by frequent hospital admissions due to acute decompensation and shortened life span with a progressive clinical course leading to an advanced stage where traditional therapies become ineffective. Due to aging of the population and improved therapies, only a small of proportion of patients with advanced HF are candidates for surgical treatments, such as mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation. In most cases, prompt identification and management of congestion is paramount to improving symptoms and quality of life and avoiding progression to severe multiorgan dysfunction and death.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
