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Practical approach to acute heart failure with algorithms

Authors :: Zoghi, Mehdi
Cavusoglu, Yueksel
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan
Nalbantgil, Sanem
Mehmet Eren
Mebazaa, Alexandre
[Zoghi, Mehdi -- Nalbantgil, Sanem] Ege Univ, Tip Fak, Kardiyol Anabilim Dali, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey -- [Cavusoglu, Yueksel] Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Tip Fak, Kardiyol Anabilim Dali, Eskisehir, Turkey -- [Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan] Cumhuriyet Univ, Tip Fak, Kardiyol Anabilim Dali, Sivas, Turkey -- [Eren, Mehmet] Siyami Ersek Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Egitim Arastirm, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Mebazaa, Alexandre] Hop Lariboisiere, Dept Anaesthesiol & Crit Care Med, F-75475 Paris, France
YILMAZ, MEHMET BIRHAN -- 0000-0002-8169-8628
YILMAZ, Mehmet Birhan -- 0000-0002-8169-8628
Ege Üniversitesi
Source :: ResearcherID, Web of Science
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: WOS: 000273266400002<br />PubMed ID: 19965312<br />Acute heart failure syndrome is a heterogeneous group, which requires distinct therapeutic approaches. Diuretics and/or vasodilators for patients with high blood pressure and inotropic agents for patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction and evidence of hypoperfusion are kept in the forefront. Early initiation of therapy along with accurate and early diagnosis in acute heart failure reduces mortality and morbidity significantly. Therefore, it is critically important to develop algorithms, which could easily be followed by all physicians. In this paper, in parallelism with heart failure guidelines and utilizing data of the clinical studies, performed by colleagues of our country in this area, therapeutic algorithms compatible with the conditions of our country are suggested for distinct clinical presentations of acute heart failure. (Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2009; 9: 436-46)