56 There is uncertainty regarding heart failure with preserved ejection fraction classification and the precise diagnostic criteria that should be used. More disease-modifying therapies are needed.
Background Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is ...
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The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) furnishes essential information for the diagnosis, management, and prognostic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Almost any ECG ...
The guideline describes persons with stage A disease as being “at risk for HF;” they lack HF symptoms, structural and/or functional heart disease, or abnormal cardiac biomarkers. Patients ...
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Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF ... an award from the NIH to develop an intervention to help primary care providers in diagnosis of HFpEF, based on a scoring system ...
The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who specializes ...