ReviewBiomedicines2024
The Congestion "Pandemic" in Acute Heart Failure Patients.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Benzodiazepines on Heart Failure Outcomes and Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Pooled it
- Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound for Decongestion Assessment in Acute Heart Failure: Systematic Review.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2026Pooled it
- Early urinary sodium vs B-type natriuretic peptide for predicting 30-day outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure: a prospective cohort study.Croatian medical journal · 2026Observational
- Composite Ultrasound Score Integrating VExUS Grading and Right Ventricular Function for Predicting 90-Day Heart Failure Rehospitalization: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Diuretic resistance during emergency treatment of acute heart failure: incidence and correlation with 30-day readmission.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Carbohydrate antigen 125 determined on arrival at the emergency department correlates with severity of decompensation and adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Skeletal muscle mass and overhydration are associated with in-hospital mortality in acute heart failure patients.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Assessing Venous Congestion in Acute and Chronic Heart Failure: A Review of Splanchnic, Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound: Part 1: Conventional B-Mode, Colordoppler, and Vexus Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of optimal medical therapy in heart failure certification for hospitalists on guideline-directed medical therapy utilization.World journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Soluble CD146 in Heart Failure: Pathophysiological Role and Diagnostic Potential.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Assessment of Decongestion Status Before Discharge in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Review of Clinical, Biochemical, and Imaging Tools and Their Impact on Management Decisions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Unveiling the Systemic Impact of Congestion in Heart Failure: A Narrative Review of Multisystem Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Congestion and systemic inflammation in acute heart failure: correlations and prognostic role.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Addressing 'Residual Congestion' to Improve Prognosis After Acute Heart Failure Decompensation.Cardiac failure review · 2025Review
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Abstract
Congestion not only represents a cardinal sign of heart failure (HF) but is also now recognized as the primary cause of hospital admissions, rehospitalization, and mortality among patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Congestion can manifest through various HF phenotypes in acute settings: volume overload, volume redistribution, or both. Recognizing the congestion phenotype is paramount, as it implies different therapeutic strategies for decongestion. Among patients with AHF, achieving complete decongestion is challenging, as more than half still experience residual congestion at discharge. Residual congestion is one of the strongest predictors of future cardiovascular events and poor outcomes. Through this review, we try to provide a better understanding of the congestion phenomenon among patients with AHF by highlighting insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms behind congestion and new diagnostic and management tools to achieve and maintain efficient decongestion.
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