title: The pathophysiology of acute heart failure--it is a lot about fluid accumulation.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Metra
authors: Livio
authors: L
authors: Dei Cas
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Bristow
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004489:Edema, Cardiac / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014655:Vascular Resistance