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Left heart failure

MedGen UID:
7287
Concept ID:
C0023212
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Heart Failure, Left Sided; Heart Failure, Left-Sided; Left Sided Heart Failure; Left-Sided Heart Failure
SNOMED CT: LVF - Left ventricular failure (85232009); Left heart failure (85232009); Left ventricular failure (85232009); Left-sided heart failure (85232009)

Definition

Failure of adequate output by the left ventricle despite an increase in distending pressure and in end-diastolic volume, with dyspnea, orthopnea, and other signs and symptoms of pulmonary congestion and edema. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeft heart failure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Honasoge A, Hu KM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Nov;40(4):755-770. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.06.011. PMID: 36396220
Ellis CR, Kanagasundram AN
Cardiol Clin 2019 May;37(2):241-249. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2019.01.009. PMID: 30926025
Barnett CF, De Marco T
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2016 Jul-Aug;59(1):78-86. Epub 2016 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.07.002. PMID: 27417251

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ramalho SHR, Shah AM
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2021 Feb;31(2):93-98. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.12.009. PMID: 31932098Free PMC Article
Perros F, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ, Antigny F, Simonneau G, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Galiè N, Humbert M
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Apr;10(4) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003703. PMID: 28364092
Barnett CF, De Marco T
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2016 Jul-Aug;59(1):78-86. Epub 2016 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.07.002. PMID: 27417251
Jentzer JC, Mathier MA
J Intensive Care Med 2016 Jul;31(6):369-85. Epub 2015 May 5 doi: 10.1177/0885066615583652. PMID: 25944777
Hoeper MM, Bogaard HJ, Condliffe R, Frantz R, Khanna D, Kurzyna M, Langleben D, Manes A, Satoh T, Torres F, Wilkins MR, Badesch DB
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.032. PMID: 24355641

Diagnosis

Alenezi F, Covington TA, Mukherjee M, Mathai SC, Yu PB, Rajagopal S
Circ Res 2022 Apr 29;130(9):1445-1465. Epub 2022 Apr 28 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.319990. PMID: 35482838Free PMC Article
Perros F, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ, Antigny F, Simonneau G, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Galiè N, Humbert M
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Apr;10(4) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003703. PMID: 28364092
Jentzer JC, Mathier MA
J Intensive Care Med 2016 Jul;31(6):369-85. Epub 2015 May 5 doi: 10.1177/0885066615583652. PMID: 25944777
Hoeper MM, Bogaard HJ, Condliffe R, Frantz R, Khanna D, Kurzyna M, Langleben D, Manes A, Satoh T, Torres F, Wilkins MR, Badesch DB
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.032. PMID: 24355641
Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Haddad F, Chin KM, Forfia PR, Kawut SM, Lumens J, Naeije R, Newman J, Oudiz RJ, Provencher S, Torbicki A, Voelkel NF, Hassoun PM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.027. PMID: 24355638

Therapy

Badagliacca R, Mercurio V, Romeo E, Correale M, Masarone D, Papa S, Tocchetti CG, Agostoni P; Members of the Study Group on Right and Left Heart Failure of the Italian Society of Cardiology
Vascul Pharmacol 2022 Jun;144:106974. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2022.106974. PMID: 35248781
Friedrich EE, Hong Z, Xiong S, Zhong M, Di A, Rehman J, Komarova YA, Malik AB
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019 Jun 25;116(26):12980-12985. Epub 2019 Jun 11 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1902165116. PMID: 31186359Free PMC Article
Zelt JGE, Chaudhary KR, Cadete VJ, Mielniczuk LM, Stewart DJ
Circ Res 2019 May 24;124(11):1551-1567. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313650. PMID: 31120820
Naeije R, Gerges M, Vachiery JL, Caravita S, Gerges C, Lang IM
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Sep;10(9) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.004082. PMID: 28912263
Perros F, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ, Antigny F, Simonneau G, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Galiè N, Humbert M
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Apr;10(4) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003703. PMID: 28364092

Prognosis

El Hajj MC, Viray MC, Tedford RJ
Cardiol Clin 2020 May;38(2):161-173. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2020.01.001. PMID: 32284094
Perros F, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ, Antigny F, Simonneau G, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Galiè N, Humbert M
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Apr;10(4) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003703. PMID: 28364092
Hoeper MM, Bogaard HJ, Condliffe R, Frantz R, Khanna D, Kurzyna M, Langleben D, Manes A, Satoh T, Torres F, Wilkins MR, Badesch DB
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.032. PMID: 24355641
Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Haddad F, Chin KM, Forfia PR, Kawut SM, Lumens J, Naeije R, Newman J, Oudiz RJ, Provencher S, Torbicki A, Voelkel NF, Hassoun PM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.027. PMID: 24355638
Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Westerhof N
Eur Respir J 2013 Jun;41(6):1419-23. Epub 2013 Jan 11 doi: 10.1183/09031936.00160712. PMID: 23314901

Clinical prediction guides

Badagliacca R, Mercurio V, Romeo E, Correale M, Masarone D, Papa S, Tocchetti CG, Agostoni P; Members of the Study Group on Right and Left Heart Failure of the Italian Society of Cardiology
Vascul Pharmacol 2022 Jun;144:106974. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2022.106974. PMID: 35248781
Friedrich EE, Hong Z, Xiong S, Zhong M, Di A, Rehman J, Komarova YA, Malik AB
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019 Jun 25;116(26):12980-12985. Epub 2019 Jun 11 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1902165116. PMID: 31186359Free PMC Article
Naeije R, Gerges M, Vachiery JL, Caravita S, Gerges C, Lang IM
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Sep;10(9) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.004082. PMID: 28912263
Perros F, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ, Antigny F, Simonneau G, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Galiè N, Humbert M
Circ Heart Fail 2017 Apr;10(4) doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003703. PMID: 28364092
Hoeper MM, Bogaard HJ, Condliffe R, Frantz R, Khanna D, Kurzyna M, Langleben D, Manes A, Satoh T, Torres F, Wilkins MR, Badesch DB
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.032. PMID: 24355641

Recent systematic reviews

Liu G, Lin X
Altern Ther Health Med 2023 Oct;29(7):184-190. PMID: 37471659
Shah TG, Sutaria JM, Vyas MV
Int J Cardiol 2019 Nov 15;295:21-24. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.085. PMID: 31402157
Guay CA, Morin-Thibault LV, Bonnet S, Lacasse Y, Lambert C, Lega JC, Provencher S
PLoS One 2018;13(10):e0204610. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204610. PMID: 30307953Free PMC Article

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