Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3473787 | Heart Failure Clinics | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This article addresses a question that the authors consider to be somewhat rhetorical: are hemodynamic parameters predictors of mortality? It reviews the specific hemodynamic abnormalities and pathophysiologic consequences distinctive to the patient who has decompensation and addresses the data that implicate abnormal hemodynamics as a treatment target associated with increased mortality. The focus is on patients who have decompensated heart failure, defined as left ventricular systolic dysfunction and an acute, subacute, or gradual worsening of symptoms while receiving optimal medical therapy.
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Authors
Garrie J. MD, Carl V. MD,