Acute Heart Failure
Heart Failure is heart’s inability to eject blood (systolic dysfunction) or fill with blood (diastolic dysfunction), causing circulatory congestion, dyspnea, fatigue and weakness. Acute HF is a sudden reduction in cardiac performance, resulting in acute pulmonary edema and hypotension with or without peripheral edema. Classification: ACC/AHA) task force divided CHF into the following stages: Stage … Read more