A Study Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

HF-FOCUS: Serial Lung Ultrasound And Peripheral Venous Pressure Monitoring To Enhance The Care Of Hospitalized Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

The purpose of this study is to examine shorter hospitalization length as well as a reduced rates of recurrent heart failure hospitalization compared to current standard of care in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. A 1-day reduction in hospital length of stay in unblinded subjects receiving daily HF-FOCUS examinations compared to a blinded standard of care arm.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects ≥18 years of age

• Admitted to St. Mary's Hospital Cardiology Progressive Care Unit (Cardiology 1-5 teams)

• Admission diagnosis of either:

  1. Acute systolic heart failure
  2. Acute on chronic systolic heart failure
  3. Acute diastolic heart failure
  4. Acute on chronic diastolic heart failure
  5. Acute right heart failure
  6. Acute on chronic right heart failure
  7. Failure heart biventricular

• Able to provide informed consent and willing to undergo daily lung ultrasound examinations during their hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects <18 years of age
• Unable to provide informed consent.
• Unwilling to undergo daily lung ultrasound examinations.