Acute Heart Failure

First Point of Care for AHF

AHF Epidemiology

Postdischarge Event Rate

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of AHF Patients

PerspectiveAcute 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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