KSHF Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure: Part III. Specific Management of Acute Heart Failure According to the Etiology and Co-morbidity
- Author:
Min Seok KIM
1
;
Ju Hee LEE
;
Hyun Jai CHO
;
Jae Yeong CHO
;
Jin Oh CHOI
;
Kyung Kuk HWANG
;
Byung Su YOO
;
Seok Min KANG
;
Dong Ju CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Heart failure; Guideline; Comorbidity
- MeSH: Aging; Comorbidity; Diagnosis; Heart Failure; Heart; Humans; Mass Screening; Mortality; Prevalence
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2019;49(1):46-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is on the rise due to the aging of society. Furthermore, the continuous progress and widespread adoption of screening and diagnostic strategies have led to an increase in the detection rate of HF, effectively increasing the number of patients requiring monitoring and treatment. Because HF is associated with substantial rates of mortality and morbidity, as well as high socioeconomic burden, there is an increasing need for developing specific guidelines for HF management. The Korean guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure (CHF) were introduced in March 2016. However, CHF and acute heart failure (AHF) represent distinct disease entities. Here, we introduce the Korean guidelines for the management of AHF with reduced or preserved ejection fraction. Part III of this guideline covers management strategies optimized according to the etiology of AHF and the presence of co-morbidities.
