Prevalence, pattern and clinical relevance of ultrasound indices of congestion in outpatients with heart failure

Pellicori, Pierpaolo; Shah, Parin; Cuthbert, Joe; Urbinati, Alessia; Zhang, Jufen; Kallvikbacka-Bennett, Anna; Clark, Andrew L; Cleland, John G F

Abstract

Aims
Even if treatment controls symptoms, patients with heart failure may still be congested. We aimed at assessing the prevalence and clinical relevance of congestion in outpatients with chronic heart failure.

Conclusions
Many patients with chronic heart failure with few symptoms have objective evidence of congestion and this is associated with an adverse prognosis. Whether using these measures of congestion to guide management improves outcomes requires investigation.

Citation

Pellicori, P., Shah, P., Cuthbert, J., Urbinati, A., Zhang, J., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., …Cleland, J. G. F. (2019). Prevalence, pattern and clinical relevance of ultrasound indices of congestion in outpatients with heart failure. European journal of heart failure, 21(7), 904-916. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1383

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 8, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 22, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 28, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 15, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 27, 2022
• Print ISSN: 1388-9842
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 904-916
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1383
• Keywords: Lung ultrasound, Congestion, B-Lines, IVC, Jugular vein ultrasound
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1152923
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejhf.1383