Why the study?
Many patients with chronic heart failure and few symptoms have objective evidence of congestion associated with an adverse prognosis, but whether using ultrasound measures of congestion to guide management improves outcomes requires investigation.
Does using ultrasound measures of congestion to guide management improve outcomes in outpatients with chronic heart failure?
Does using ultrasound measures of congestion to guide management improve outcomes in outpatients with chronic heart failure?
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Objective evidence of congestion in minimally symptomatic chronic heart failure patients is associated with adverse prognosis, highlighting the need for trials on congestion-guided management.
Many patients with chronic heart failure with few symptoms have objective evidence of congestion and this is associated with an adverse prognosis. Whether using these measures of congestion to guide management improves outcomes requires investigation.
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Pellicori et al. (2019) studied this question.
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