Why the study?
Heart failure causes high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs, and despite proven interventions, hospitalization and mortality rates remain high.
Effective hospital care for decompensated heart failure requires appropriate diagnostic evaluation, triage, early implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy, adequate diuresis, and appropriate discharge planning.
Synthesizes established best practices for acute decompensated HF management; reinforces consensus on.
Heart failure affects more than 6 million people in the United States, and hospitalizations for decompensated heart failure confer a heavy toll in morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Clinical trials have demonstrated effective interventions; however, hospitalization and mortality rates remain high. Key components of effective hospital care include appropriate diagnostic evaluation, triage and risk stratification, early implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy, adequate diuresis, and appropriate discharge planning.
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