Objectives: Nesiritide (synthetic B-type natriuretic peptide) has been shown to be effective in the management of acute decompensated heart failure in adults. The role of nesiritide in pediatric ...

It was hoped that in this way a comparison could be made between the frequency of hyperhidrosis as a symptom in children with congenital heart disease with and without congestive heart failure.

Sinus tachycardia should improve with treatment of AHF. Failure to improve suggests an underlying precipitant or etiology that has yet to be identified. AHF patients who present in shock or ...

Just as with fever, elevation in white-cell count is sometimes attributed to congestive heart failure. Actually, after patients with acute infections and myocardial infarctions had been excluded ...

OSF HealthCare cardiothoracic surgeons Dr. Siddharth Sarangi and Dr. Emmanuel Amulraj are trained to respond quickly to acute ...