Signs and examination findings Pulmonary edema Rales and/or wheeze Cyanosis S3 S4 JVD Hepatojugular reflux Hepatosplenomegaly Ascites Pitting edema S4 Weight gain HF: heart failure JVD: jugular venous distention New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification[1,2,13,22] This sy...
Point-of-care ultrasound diagnoses acute decompensated heart failure in the ED regardless of examination findings. Am J Emerg Med 2014;32(4):385-8.Anderson,K.L.,Jenq,etc.Point-of-care ultrasound diagnoses acute decompensated heart failure in the ED regardless of examination findings[J].2014,4...
improve symptoms, and prevents worsening of heart failure. Loop diuretics are preferred over thiazide diuretics, with no discernible scientific evidence favoring one loop diuretic over another in heart failure patients.
Heart failure (HF) is a major cardiovascular disease worldwide, and the early detection and diagnosis remain challenges. Recently, heart rhythm complexity analysis, derived from non-linear heart rate variability (HRV) analysis, has been proposed as a non
In patients with new onset congestive heart failure, increasing distention of the splanchnic circulation can lead to bowel edema and a resultant adynamic ileus. These patients typically present with abdominal distention and nonfocal abdominal pain on examination, similar to a bowel obstruction. It is...
To diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the following three criteria have to be fulfilled [1–8]:...
Echo = echocardiography; HFrEF = heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; LVEDD = left ventricular end diastolic dimension; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical examination, symptomatology, and electrocardiogram Jugular venous distension and signs of volume overload are particularly concerning in...
An S4 heart sound is always pathologic and can indicate diastolic heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy or active myocardial ischemia. Factors that increase the intensity of the S1 heart sound include short PR interval, fast heart rate and mild mitral stenosis. ...
(i.e. where no significant difference is found between the treatment and its comparator) or negative findings (i.e. where the comparator seems more effective and/or the intervention caused harm) deserve scientific scrut...
heart failure rotation strain untwist Abbreviations and Acronyms A′ peak late diastolic myocardial mitral annular velocity by pulse wave Doppler imaging Am peak late diastolic myocardial mitral annular velocity by color tissue Doppler imaging DT deceleration time E′ peak early diastolic myocardial mitral...