Education
The following is a broad medical review that explains acute heart failure by defining it, then covering its epidemiology, underlying causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management.
We emphasize the importance of rapid evaluation, diagnostic investigations, and the initial treatment strategies. This episode also discusses prognosis factors and the critical role of specialist heart failure teams.
00:00 Introduction to Acute Heart Failure
00:13 Definition and Epidemiology
01:03 Causes of Acute Heart Failure
01:29 Pathophysiology
02:15 Clinical Presentation
03:30 Diagnostic Investigations
04:13 Management
05:30 Prognosis
06:11 Conclusion