Changes in the Inferior Vena Cava Are More Sensitive Than Venous Pressure During Fluid Removal: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Changes in inferior vena cava area represent a more sensitive metric than changes in filling pressures during experimental manipulation of intravascular volume and tone

Juan B. Ivey-Miranda et al.

Summary: Remote monitoring of the inferior vena cava area using a wireless implantable sensor provides accurate real-time measurements and may have advantages over pressure-based monitors in assessing volume status and fluid redistribution.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE (2022)

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Letter Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Discordance of Pressure and Volume: Potential Implications for Pressure-Guided Remote Monitoring in Heart Failure

Dmitry M. Yaranov et al.

JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE (2022)

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Review Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Ultrasound imaging of congestion in heart failure: examinations beyond the heart

Pierpaolo Pellicori et al.

Summary: Ultrasound methods play a critical role in detecting and quantifying congestion in patients with heart failure, enabling earlier and more accurate diagnosis and facilitating treatment strategies.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE (2021)

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Universal definition and classification of heart failure: a report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure

Biykem Bozkurt et al.

Summary: This document proposes a universal definition of heart failure as a clinical syndrome and revised stages of HF, as well as a new classification based on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) levels. The classification includes HFrEF, HFmrEF, HFpEF, and HFimpEF based on LVEF percentages.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled trial

JoAnn Lindenfeld et al.

Summary: The study aimed to evaluate whether haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure is applicable to patients with different severity of symptoms (NYHA functional class II-IV). The overall study analysis showed that haemodynamic-guided management did not reduce the mortality rate and heart failure events in heart failure patients. However, a pre-COVID-19 impact analysis suggested a potential benefit of haemodynamic-guided management for heart failure patients, primarily by lowering the heart failure hospitalisation rate.

LANCET (2021)

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Universal definition and classification of heart failure: a report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure

Biykem Bozkurt et al.

Summary: This document proposes a universal definition, revised stages, and new classification of heart failure based on left ventricular ejection fraction. The classification includes HF with reduced, mildly reduced, preserved, and improved ejection fraction, each with specific LVEF thresholds.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE (2021)

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