Table 2 Heart failure diagnosis terms
Past History Diagnosis or Reason for Presentation Keywords for Inclusion | |
|---|---|
Heart failure | Systolic heart failure |
Chronic cardiac failure | Systolic dysfunction |
Chronic heart failure | Diastolic heart failure |
Congestive cardiac failure | Diastolic dysfunction |
CCF | |
Congestive heart failure | HFrEF / Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
CHF | |
Cardiac failure | HFpEF / Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
Chronic heart failure | Pulmonary oedema |
Left ventricular failure | Ischaemic cardiomyopathy |
Right ventricular failure | Dilated cardiomyopathy (but excluding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) |