Heart Failure Practice Guideline - HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA

HFSA 2010 Guideline Executive Summary
Executive Summary: HFSA 2010 Comprehensive
Heart Failure Practice Guideline
HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
St. Paul, Minnesota

ABSTRACT
Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome characterized by high mortality, frequent hospitalization, reduced quality of life, and a complex therapeutic regimen. Knowledge about HF is accumulating so rapidly that individual clinicians may be unable to readily and adequately synthesize new information into effective strategies
of care for patients with this syndrome. Trial data, though valuable, often do not give direction for individual patient management. These characteristics make HF an ideal candidate for practice guidelines. The 2010 Heart Failure Society of America comprehensive practice guideline addresses the full range of evaluation, care, and management of patients with HF.

Key Words: Heart failure, practice guidelines.
Guideline Committee Members
JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD1 (Chair)

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