A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal
Echocardiographic assessment of patient hemodynamics in heart failure
Authors: Fortuni, Federico; Morroni, Sara; Biagioli, Paolo; Myagmardorj, Rinchyenkhand; Viti, Caterina; Sforna, Stefano; Moscatelli, Sara; Wu, Hoi W.; Ambrosio, Giuseppe; Bax, Jeroen J.; Ajmone Marsan, Nina; Carluccio, Erberto
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Minerva Cardiology and Angiology
Journal name in source: Minerva cardiology and angiology
Journal acronym: Minerva Cardiol Angiol
ISSN: 2724-5683
eISSN: 2724-5772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5683.24.06471-8
Web address : https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/minerva-cardiology-angiology/article.php?cod=R05Y9999N00A24070101
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome which is due to cardiac structural and/or functional abnormalities that result in elevated intra-cardiac pressures and/or inadequate cardiac output. Hemodynamic assessment in HF allows the identification and characterization of cardiac dysfunction, systemic and/or pulmonary congestion and the eventual impairment of systemic perfusion which are fundamental to phenotype HF, risk stratify HF patients and to guide their treatment. Patient hemodynamics can be characterized invasively with right heart catheterization but also non-invasively with the use of echocardiography and other non-invasive ultrasound tools. The aim of the present review is to summarize the main echocardiographic and ultrasound parameters to characterize the hemodynamics of patients with HF and help clinicians to make the most of these non-invasive tools to guide HF patient management.
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome which is due to cardiac structural and/or functional abnormalities that result in elevated intra-cardiac pressures and/or inadequate cardiac output. Hemodynamic assessment in HF allows the identification and characterization of cardiac dysfunction, systemic and/or pulmonary congestion and the eventual impairment of systemic perfusion which are fundamental to phenotype HF, risk stratify HF patients and to guide their treatment. Patient hemodynamics can be characterized invasively with right heart catheterization but also non-invasively with the use of echocardiography and other non-invasive ultrasound tools. The aim of the present review is to summarize the main echocardiographic and ultrasound parameters to characterize the hemodynamics of patients with HF and help clinicians to make the most of these non-invasive tools to guide HF patient management.
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