Can acute heart failure be fatal?
Updated on June 03, 2025
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The answer is affirmative. Acute heart failure is a very dangerous and serious clinical syndrome in cardiovascular diseases. Generally speaking, it is characterized by a significant decrease in the cardiac contractile function and an increased cardiac load, leading to a sharp drop in acute cardiac output, a sudden increase in pulmonary circulation pressure, and increased resistance in peripheral circulation. This results in acute pulmonary congestion and pulmonary edema and may be accompanied by insufficient perfusion of tissues and organs and a clinical syndrome of cardiogenic shock. Therefore, it can be fatal, and if not addressed promptly or adequately, it often has a high mortality rate.
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