• Suspected etiology (e.g., coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular disease, rheumatic heart disease [endocarditis, pericarditis, myocarditis])
• Acuity:
  • Acute, chronic, or acute on chronic. If acute exacerbation, document suspected etiology of acute exacerbation.
• Type
  • Systolic heart failure - typically ejection fraction less than 40%;
  • Diastolic heart failure - typically ejection fraction 50% or more, diagnosis supported with concentric left ventricular hypertrophy or remodeling on echocardiogram;
  • Systolic and diastolic heart failure

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