[Acute heart failure: precipitating factors and prevention]

Med Clin (Barc). 2014 Mar:142 Suppl 1:9-13. doi: 10.1016/S0025-7753(14)70076-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Acute heart failure episodes, whether onset or decompensation of a chronic form, are most often precipitated by a concurrent process or disease, described as precipitating factors of heart failure. In this article, we review these precipitating factors, their proportions and clinical relevance in general and in subgroups of patients, their relationship with prognosis, and their possible prevention.

Keywords: Acute heart failure; Factores desencadenantes; Insuficiencia cardíaca aguda; Precipitating factors; Prevención; Prevention; Prognosis; Pronóstico.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Acute Kidney Injury / complications
  • Acute Kidney Injury / prevention & control
  • Anemia / complications
  • Anemia / therapy
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / prevention & control
  • Contraindications
  • Diet, Sodium-Restricted
  • Drinking
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Failure / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / prevention & control
  • Hyperthyroidism / complications
  • Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy
  • Immunization
  • Infection Control
  • Infections / complications
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications
  • Myocardial Ischemia / drug therapy
  • Patient Compliance
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications
  • Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
  • Thiazolidinediones

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Thiazolidinediones