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SUBMITTER: Kurmani S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5597697 | biostudies-other | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Current heart failure reports 20171001 5
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>The purpose of this review is to describe the extent and scope of acute heart failure (AHF), place it within its clinical context and highlight some of the difficulties in defining it as a pathophysiological entity.<h4>Recent findings</h4>A diagnosis of AHF is made when patients present acutely with signs and symptoms of heart failure, often with decompensation of pre-existing cardiomyopathy. The most current guidelines classify based on clinical features at initial pre ...[more]