Acute heart failure syndrome
Keywords:
acute heart failure syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Abstract
Heart failure can be defined as a clinical syndrome in which a structural or functional cardiac abnormality impairs the capacity of the ventricle to fill or eject enough blood for the requirements of the body. Acute heart failure syndrome represents a complex, heterogeneous set of clinical conditions, all with the common denominators of congestion of the lungs and dyspnoea.1 There are multiple phenotypes of acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS), but there is no real consensus on definition. Furthermore, there is a lack of evidence-based management of these patients in the emergency room.
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