title: Pathophysiology of acute decompensated heart failure.
abstract: This article provides a comprehensive review of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). It begins with a historical review, defines ADHF, and describes the many factors that may precipitate it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. rsummers@pol.net
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Ezra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amsterdam
mesh_terms: D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000502:physiology; D002302:Cardiac Output; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000502:physiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D014690:Venous Pressure
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin