Abstract

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE

Sinha Akshita, Barodiya Anjali, Raeen Mohd Rashid, Kumar Roshan*, Passang Lham and Sanjana Kumari

ABSTRACT

Acute heart failure (AHF) may be a life threatening clinical syndrome with a progressively increasing incidence generally population. In india various cases is observed with a high cardiovascular mortality and up to date national statistics show that the population structure has turned to an ‘aged’ population. As a consequence, acute heart failure has become one among the most reasons of admission to cardiology clinics. This consensus report summarizes clinical and prognostic classification of AHF, its worldwide and national epidemiology, diagnostic work-up, principles of approach in emergency department, medical care unit and ward, treatment in several clinical scenarios and approach in special conditions and the way to plan hospital discharge. Every year in India it is expanding, World Health Organization has created a special guidelines for AHF; Acute heart failure.

Keywords: acute coronary failure, diagnosis, heart attack, world Health organization.