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What is clinical evidence of heart failure?
Chest pain. Fainting or severe weakness. Rapid or irregular heartbeat associated with shortness of breath, chest pain or fainting. Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up white or pink, foamy mucus.
Which laboratory data confirm CHF?
The B-type natriuretic peptide blood test, also known as the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test, is used for detecting congestive heart failure.
Is CHF a clinical diagnosis?
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome and is best defined as a condition in which patients have “symptoms of heart failure: typically shortness of breath at rest or during exertion, and/or fatigue; signs of fluid retention, such as pulmonary congestion or ankle swelling; and objective evidence of abnormality of the …
What lab values would indicate heart failure?
An hs-CRP level above 2.0 milligrams per liter (mg/L) indicates a higher risk of heart disease. Combining your hs-CRP test and other blood test results with your heart disease risk factors gives your health care provider a picture of your overall heart health.
What is guidelines-based care for heart failure?
Guidelines-based care is at the center of improved outcomes for heart failure patients. Our new toolkit makes it easier for healthcare professionals in the post-acute setting to understand and use the latest evidence-based heart failure treatment guidelines.
What is the heart failure guidelines go-to-guide?
Developed for healthcare professionals who care for heart failure patients in the post-acute setting, our new Heart Failure Guidelines Go-To-Guide provides information about the latest, evidence-based heart failure treatment guidelines.
What are the ACC/AHA guidelines on heart failure?
According to the most recent ACC/AHA guidelines on heart failure, HFrEF is defined as the clinical diagnosis of HF with EF ≤40%. In routine clinical practice, many clinicians would consider EF <45% as significant systolic dysfunction and would consider it as HFrEF.
Which radiographic findings are characteristic of congestive heart failure (CHF)?
Findings indicative of congestive heart failure on chest radiographs include enlarged cardiac silhouette, edema at the lung bases, and vascular congestion. In florid heart failure, Kerley B lines may be seen on chest radiographs. The absence of these findings in patients with clinical features of HF does not rule out CHF.