HF-FOCUS: Serial Lung Ultrasound And Peripheral Venous Pressure Monitoring To Enhance The Care Of Hospitalized Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine shorter hospitalization length as well as a reduced rates of recurrent heart failure hospitalization compared to current standard of care in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. A 1-day reduction in hospital length of stay in unblinded subjects receiving daily HF-FOCUS examinations compared to a blinded standard of care arm.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Diagnostic Test
  Lung Ultrasound

  Patients will undergo lung ultrasound assessments at hospital admission, daily throughout admission, and at hospital discharge.

Location