Metabolic Derangements in Acute Heart Failure Syndrome

Metabolic Derangements in Acute Heart Failure Syndrome

To determine the association of both neurohormonal and hemodynamic alterations associated with metabolic abnormalities in acute heart failure syndrome.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult (age > 18 yrs) patients admitted to the Heart Failure Intensive Care Unit (H22) with Acute Heart Failure Syndrome (AHFS) requiring placement of a Pulmonary Artery catheter for hemodynamically guided therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of Congenital Heart Disease.
• Acute HF in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
• Severe Anemia
• Patients listed for cardiac transplantation.
• Terminal Malignancy, AIDS or CNS disease.
• Concomitant sepsis, ARDS, trauma, aortic dissection, or pericardial tamponade