Heart Failure Guidelines Pocket Guide - Guideline Central

Heart Failure

American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Heart Failure Society of AmericaPublished: April 1, 2022

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  • Overview
    • Top 10 Take-Home Messages
  • Assessment
  • Treatment
  • Tables
    • Stages of HF
    • Classification of HF by LVEF
    • Other Potential Nonischemic Causes of HF
    • Selected Potential Causes of Elevated Natriuretic Peptide Levels
    • Examples of Factors Implicating Possible Genetic Cardiomyopathy
    • Potential Barriers to Effective HF Self-Care and Example Interventions
    • Commonly Used Oral Diuretics in Treatment of Congestion for Chronic HF
    • Selected Prescription Medications That May Cause or Exacerbate HF
    • Drugs Commonly Used for HFrEF (Stage C HF)
    • Benefits of Evidence-Based Therapies for Patients With HFrEF
    • ESC Definition of Advanced HF
    • INTERMACS Profiles
    • Clinical Indicators of Advanced HF
    • Indications and Contraindications to Durable Mechanical Support
    • Intravenous Inotropic Agents Used in the Management of HF
    • Common Factors Precipitating HF Hospitalization With Acute Decompensated HF
    • Suggested Shock Clinical Criteria
    • Suggested Shock Hemodynamic Criteria
    • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Cardiogenic Shock Criteria
    • Important Components of a Transitional Care Plan
    • Most Common Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries With HF (N=4,947,918), 2011
    • Risk of HF and Outcomes in Special Populations
    • Cancer Therapies Known to Be Associated With Cardiomyopathy
    • Risk Factors for Cancer Therapy–Related Cardiomyopathy
    • HF Management Strategies Across the Pregnancy Continuum
    • Palliative and Supportive Care Domains to Improve Processes of Care and Patient Outcomes
  • Figures and Algorithms
    • ACC/AHA Stages of HF
    • Trajectory of Class C HF
    • Classification and Trajectories of HF Based on LVEF
    • Diagnostic Algorithm for HF and EF-Based Classification
    • Recommendations (Class 1 and 2a) for Patients at Risk of HF (Stage A) and Those With Pre-HF (Stage B)
    • Treatment of HFrEF Stages C and D
    • Additional Medical Therapies for Patients With HFrEF
    • Algorithm for CRT Indications in Patients With Cardiomyopathy or HFrEF
    • Additional Device Therapies
    • Treatment Approach in Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
    • Recommendations for Patients With Mildly Reduced LVEF (41%– 49%)
    • Recommendations for Patients With Preserved LVEF (≥50%)
    • Diagnostic and Treatment of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Algorithm
    • Recommendations for Treatment of Patients With HF and Selected Comorbidities
    • A Depiction of the Clinical Course of HF With Associated Types and Intensities of Available Therapies Over Time


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