Several conceptual frameworks have been proposed to explore the underlying pathogenesis of acute heart failure (AHF), and recently emerging evidence has suggested a potential impact of microcirculatory dysfunction. Numerous experimental… Click to show full abstract
Several conceptual frameworks have been proposed to explore the underlying pathogenesis of acute heart failure (AHF), and recently emerging evidence has suggested a potential impact of microcirculatory dysfunction. Numerous experimental and clinical studies have reported that microcirculation is altered in patients with AHF and cardiogenic shock (CS), and the extent of micro-vascular abnormalities has been correlated with organ dysfunction and mortality in AHF.
               
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