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Acute left-sided heart failure

MedGen UID:
538791
•Concept ID:
C0264725
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Acute left heart failure
SNOMED CT: Acute left-sided heart failure (364006); Acute left heart failure (364006)

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Diagnostic performance of cardiopulmonary ultrasound performed by the emergency physician in the management of acute dyspnea.
Gallard E, Redonnet JP, Bourcier JE, Deshaies D, Largeteau N, Amalric JM, Chedaddi F, Bourgeois JM, Garnier D, Geeraerts T
Am J Emerg Med 2015 Mar;33(3):352-8. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.12.003. PMID: 25572643

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnostic performance of cardiopulmonary ultrasound performed by the emergency physician in the management of acute dyspnea.
Gallard E, Redonnet JP, Bourcier JE, Deshaies D, Largeteau N, Amalric JM, Chedaddi F, Bourgeois JM, Garnier D, Geeraerts T
Am J Emerg Med 2015 Mar;33(3):352-8. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.12.003. PMID: 25572643
New insights into diastolic dysfunction as the cause of acute left-sided heart failure associated with systemic hypertension and/or coronary artery disease.
Bogaty P, Muré P, Dumesnil JG
Am J Cardiol 2002 Feb 1;89(3):341-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02239-1. PMID: 11809440

Diagnosis

Primary undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma with MDM2 amplification presenting as acute left-sided heart failure.
Watson R, Frye J, Trieu M, Yang MX
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 30;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226073. PMID: 30275026Free PMC Article
Negative pressure pulmonary edema following bronchospasm.
Krodel DJ, Bittner EA, Abdulnour RE, Brown RH, Eikermann M
Chest 2011 Nov;140(5):1351-1354. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-0529. PMID: 22045880
Amniotic fluid embolism: a rare cause of acute left-sided heart failure.
Huybrechts W, Jorens PG, Jacquemyn Y, Colpaert C, Vrints C, Conraads V
Acta Cardiol 2006 Dec;61(6):643-9. doi: 10.2143/AC.61.6.2017964. PMID: 17205922
Ventricular pseudoaneurysm after subacute myocardial infarction.
Bekkers SC, Borghans RA, Cheriex EC
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006 Dec;22(6):791-5. Epub 2006 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s10554-006-9100-0. PMID: 16721636
Radiographic diagnosis of heart failure.
Chen JT
Heart Dis Stroke 1992 Mar-Apr;1(2):58-63. PMID: 1344088

Therapy

Negative pressure pulmonary edema following bronchospasm.
Krodel DJ, Bittner EA, Abdulnour RE, Brown RH, Eikermann M
Chest 2011 Nov;140(5):1351-1354. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-0529. PMID: 22045880
Malignant lymphoma compressing the heart and causing acute left-sided heart failure.
Iwase M, Nagura E, Miyahara T, Goto J, Kajita M, Yamada H
Am Heart J 1990 Apr;119(4):968-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-8703(05)80344-8. PMID: 2321517
Treatment of acute left-sided heart failure with intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine.
Mifune J, Kuramoto K, Ueda K, Matsushita S, Kuwajima I, Sakai M, Iwasaki T, Inoue H, Shinagawa T, Murakami M
Jpn Heart J 1979 Jan;20(1):33-42. doi: 10.1536/ihj.20.33. PMID: 376898

Prognosis

Primary undifferentiated pleomorphic cardiac sarcoma with MDM2 amplification presenting as acute left-sided heart failure.
Watson R, Frye J, Trieu M, Yang MX
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 30;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226073. PMID: 30275026Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Regional myocardial velocities and isovolumic contraction acceleration before and after device closure of atrial septal defects: a color tissue Doppler study.
Pauliks LB, Chan KC, Chang D, Kirby SK, Logan L, DeGroff CG, Boucek MM, Valdes-Cruz LM
Am Heart J 2005 Aug;150(2):294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.09.052. PMID: 16086934

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