Acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock: a multidisciplinary practical guidance.
Intensive Care Med
; 42(2): 147-63, 2016 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26370690
PURPOSE: Acute heart failure (AHF) causes high burden of mortality, morbidity, and repeated hospitalizations worldwide. This guidance paper describes the tailored treatment approaches of different clinical scenarios of AHF and CS, focusing on the needs of professionals working in intensive care settings. RESULTS: Tissue congestion and hypoperfusion are the two leading mechanisms of end-organ injury and dysfunction, which are associated with worse outcome in AHF. Diagnosis of AHF is based on clinical assessment, measurement of natriuretic peptides, and imaging modalities. Simultaneously, emphasis should be given in rapidly identifying the underlying trigger of AHF and assessing severity of AHF, as well as in recognizing end-organ injuries. Early initiation of effective treatment is associated with superior outcomes. Oxygen, diuretics, and vasodilators are the key therapies for the initial treatment of AHF. In case of respiratory distress, non-invasive ventilation with pressure support should be promptly started. In patients with severe forms of AHF with cardiogenic shock (CS), inotropes are recommended to achieve hemodynamic stability and restore tissue perfusion. In refractory CS, when hemodynamic stabilization is not achieved, the use of mechanical support with assist devices should be considered early, before the development of irreversible end-organ injuries. CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary approach along the entire patient journey from pre-hospital care to hospital discharge is needed to ensure early recognition, risk stratification, and the benefit of available therapies. Medical management should be planned according to the underlying mechanisms of various clinical scenarios of AHF.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Choque Cardiogénico
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto
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Cuidados Críticos
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos