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2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

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Yancy, Clyde W., Jessup, Mariell, Bozkurt, Biykem, Butler, Javed, Casey, Donald E., Drazner, Mark H., Fonarow, Gregg C., Geraci, Stephen A. +16 more·2013·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Introduction 1.1. Methodology and Evidence ReviewThe recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based.An extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected other references through April 2013.Searches were extended to studies, reviews, and other evidence conducted in human subjects and that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reports, and other selected databases relevant to this guideline.Key search words included but were not limited to the following: heart failure, cardiomyopathy, quality of life, mortality, hospitalizations, prevention, biomarkers, hypertension, dyslipidemia, imaging, cardiac catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor antagonists/blockers, beta blockers, cardiac, cardiac resynchronization therapy, defibrillator, device-based therapy, implantable cardioverterdefibrillator, device implantation, medical therapy, acute decompensated heart failure, preserved ejection fraction, terminal care and transplantation, quality measures, and performance measures.Additionally, the committee reviewed documents related to the subject matter previously published by the ACCF and AHA.References selected and published in this document are representative and not all-inclusive.To provide clinicians with a representative evidence base, whenever deemed appropriate or when published, the absolute risk difference and number needed to treat or harm are provided in the guideline (within tables), along with confidence intervals and data related to the relative treatment effects such as odds ratio, relative risk, hazard ratio, and incidence rate ratio. Organization of the Writing CommitteeThe committee was composed of physicians and a nurse with broad expertise in the evaluation, care, and management of patients with heart failure (HF).The authors included general cardiologists, HF and transplant specialists, electrophysiologists, general internists, and physicians with methodological expertise.The committee included representatives from the ACCF, AHA, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, Heart Rhythm Society, and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1.3.

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  • An RCT with aggressive salt reduction (maximum 800 mg/day) and fluid restriction (maximum 800 mL/day) showed that sodium and water restriction in patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure are unnecessary.

    “in patients admitted for ADHF are unnecessary”

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    The fluid-restriction discussion (section 7.4.3; page not provided) says routine strict fluid restriction does not appear to benefit all patients with HF, which supports a narrower version of the claim. Our copy does not report an RCT using 800 mg/day of sodium and 800 mL/day of fluid or conclude that both restrictions are unnecessary for patients admitted with acute decompensated HF. The sodium-restriction recommendation (section 7.3.1.3; page not provided) instead says restriction is reasonable for symptomatic HF. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Yancy, C. W., Jessup, M., Bozkurt, B., Butler, J., Casey, D. E., Drazner, M. H., Fonarow, G. C., Geraci, S. A., Horwich, T., Januzzi, J. L., Johnson, M. R., Kasper, E. K., Levy, W. C., Masoudi, F. A., McBride, P. E., McMurray, J. J. V., Mitchell, J. E., Peterson, P. N., Riegel, B., Sam, F., Stevenson, L. W., Tang, W. H. W., Tsai, E. J., & Wilkoff, B. L.
Affiliations
  • American Heart Association (US)
  • American College of Chest Physicians (US)
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (US)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (US)
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
62
Issue
16
Pages
e147-e239
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2119340816
Cited by
12,536
References
1,170
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 160 · 2024: 288 · 2023: 382 · 2022: 584 · 2021: 1176 · 2020: 1287 · 2019: 1220 · 2018: 1205 · 2017: 1305 · 2016: 1404 · 2015: 1308 · 2014: 1115 · 2013: 535 · 2012: 395
FWCI
989.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • American College of Cardiology Foundation
  • Heart Rhythm Society
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • State University of New York
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • St. Jude Medical
  • SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Biosense Webster
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Keywords
heart failure treatment, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, acute decompensated heart failure, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers
MeSH terms
Adult, Heart Failure, Humans, United States, Disease Management, Evidence-Based Practice

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