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Body fluid management in patients with chronic heart failure

  

  1. Department of Cardiology,the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University,Baoding 071000,China
  • Online:2017-03-05 Published:2017-03-06
  • Contact: Corresponding author:Jia Xinwei, Email: jxw1967@126.com

Abstract: Good body fluid management improves the long term prognosis in rehospitalization and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. This review summarized the current recommendation in respect of body fluid management, from the monitoring to the management, in patients with congestive heart failure. For the monitoring, signs such as body weight, urine output, extent of dyspnea and edema, distention of jugular vein, and auxiliary use of echocardiography, biomarkers were discussed. For the body fluid management, problems such as the dietary, refractory edema, the use of diuretics and glucocorticoid, ultra filtration and cardiac rehabilitation were discussed.

Key words: heart failure, body fluids, disease management