Alan Wu

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Heart Failure (HF)

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At a Glance Patients with heart failure (HF) present with symptoms of dyspnea and shortness of breath. A patient who presents to the emergency department with acute symptoms may have decompensated HF with excessive volume overload. The etiology of HF is coronary artery disease, hypertension, valve disease, or idiopathic. The differential diagnosis includes chronic obstructive…

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