Transition From Chronic Compensated to Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

R. Zile, Michael; D. Bennett, Tom; St. John Sutton, Martin; K. Cho, Yong; B. Adamson, Philip; F. Aaron, Mark; M. Aranda, Juan; T. Abraham, William; W. Smart, Frank; Warner Stevenson, Lynne; J. Kueffer, Fred; C. Bourge, Robert

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.108.783910

Public

Transition From Chronic Compensated to Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Shared by NobleBlocks on Sep 28, 2008 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Michael R. Zile

Tom D. Bennett

Martin St. John Sutton

Abstract

Background— Approximately half of all patients with chronic heart failure (HF) have a decreased ejection fraction (EF) (systolic HF [SHF]); the other half have HF with a normal EF (diastolic HF [DHF]). However, the underlying pathophysiological differences between DHF and SHF patients are incomplete...

Discussions