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SUBMITTER: Collins SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4319710 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 20141125 1
Heart failure (HF) afflicts nearly 6 million Americans, resulting in 1 million emergency department (ED) visits and over 1 million annual hospital discharges. The majority of inpatient admissions originate in the ED; thus, it is crucial that emergency physicians and other providers involved in early management understand the latest developments in diagnostic testing, therapeutics, and alternatives to hospitalization. This article discusses contemporary ED management as well as the necessary next ...[more]