Standardized reporting criteria for studies evaluating suspected acute heart failure syndromes in the emergency department.
Heart failure requiring urgent therapy represents a burgeoning health care burden. Although acute heart failure syndromes are commonly defined as a change in chronic heart failure signs and symptoms requiring urgent therapy, the presentation, development, and response to treatment is highly dependent on individual patient characteristics. This heterogeneity has led to challenges in interpreting widely differing study methods, including eligibility requirements and outcome measures. To improve interpretation of results and translate such information to better patient care, it is essential to present an accurate description of the patient population and study design. Based on existing recommendations and expert consensus, the authors present standardized reporting criteria to improve interpretability of research in this challenging cohort.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Alan B
AB
Storrow
Christopher J
CJ
Lindsell
Sean P
SP
Collins
Deborah B
DB
Diercks
Gerasimos S
GS
Filippatos
Brian C
BC
Hiestand
Judd E
JE
Hollander
J Douglas
JD
Kirk
Phillip D
PD
Levy
Chadwick D
CD
Miller
Allen J
AJ
Naftilan
Richard M
RM
Nowak
Peter S
PS
Pang
W Frank
WF
Peacock
Mihai
M
Gheorghiade
John G F
JG
Cleland
Mihai
M
Gheorghiade
William T
WT
Abraham
Ezra A
EA
Amsterdam
John G F
JG
Cleland
Deborah B
DB
Diercks
Stephanie
S
Dunlap
Jalal
J
Ghali
Robert
R
Hobbs
Brian C
BC
Hiestand
Judd E
JE
Hollander
J
J
Douglas Kirk
Dimitrios
D
Kremastinos
Phillip D
PD
Levy
Christopher J
CJ
Lindsell
Jim
J
McCord
Chadwick D
CD
Miller
Allen J
AJ
Naftilan
Peter S
PS
Pang
W
W
Frank Peacock
Alan B
AB
Storrow
Vinay
V
Thohan
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design