Acute Heart Failure
First Point of Care for AHF
AHF Epidemiology
Postdischarge Event Rate
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of AHF Patients
Perspective Acute MI vs AHF
ED Challenges
Evidence Supporting Early Use of Vasodilators in Patients Who Are Hypertensive
To Diurese, or Not To Diurese?
Early Intervention Might Mitigate Longer-term Outcomes
Benefits of Noninvasive Ventilation
Benefits of Noninvasive Ventilation (cont)
DOSE Trial
Problems With Traditional Approach With Diuresis
Overlap in Approach
Cardiogenic Shock
Can ED Decisions Improve Outcome?
The AHF Epidemic
Current and Emerging Therapies
Summary
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