Congestion, related to pressure and/or fluid overload, plays a central role in the
pathophysiology, presentation and prognosis of heart failure and is an important therapeutic …

The management of heart failure has changed significantly over the last 30 years, leading to
improvements in the quality of life and outcomes, at least for patients with a substantially …

Recently, the 4th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction was published. 1 Perhaps it is
time to consider a First Universal Definition of Heart Failure. Objective, clinically verifiable …

In this issue of the Journal, Galinier et al. 1 report a randomised trial of care supported by
home telemonitoring including almost 1000 patients with heart failure. Telemonitoring …

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 …

Assessment of vascular size and of its phasic changes by ultrasound is important for the
management of many clinical conditions. For example, a dilated and stiff inferior vena cava …

Ultrasound (US)-based measurements of the inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter are widely
used to estimate right atrial pressure (RAP) in a variety of clinical settings. However, the …

Background: The prognostic value of physical examination, its relation to quality of life, and
influence of therapy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is not well known …

Background Clinical congestion is the most frequent reason for hospital admission in
patients with acute heart failure (AHF). However, few studies have investigated the patterns …

Background Hospitalizations for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are commonly
associated with congestion-related signs and symptoms. Objective and quantitative markers …