Table 1 Criteria for inclusion in the registry of patients with a diagnosis of chronic heart failure (CHF) seeking emergency care
Inclusion criteria | Prior diagnosis of CHF with diastolic or systolic left ventricular dysfunction |
|---|---|
Deterioration of CHF ≥ 3 days with symptoms of increasing dyspnoea, orthopnoea, weight gain ≥ 2 kg, debuting peripheral oedema or abdominal swelling | |
Signs of fluid retention or myocardial dysfunction, such as extended jugular vein, leg oedema, tachypnoea, pulmonary crackles, ascites and third heart sound | |
At least one symptom and one sign should be present | |
New York Heart Association class II - IV | |
Systolic heart failure was defined as: | Ejection fraction ≦ 45%. |
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction was defined as: | Ejection fraction > 45% and signs of diastolic dysfunction: |
One of the following criteria should be fulfilled: | |
- Posterior wall thickness + interventricular septum thickness/2 > 1.3 cm. | |
- Enlarged left atrium (female > 42 mm, male > 46 mm) in absence of atrial fibrillation. |