What are the diagnostic criteria for acute left heart failure?

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The diagnostic criteria of acute left heart failure are accompanied by typical clinical symptoms, heart rate between 130-140 beats/min, wet rales in the lungs and interstitial edema in X-ray.

What are the diagnostic criteria for acute left heart failure?

Clinically, if there is basic cardiomyopathy in the past, accompanied by orthopnea, paroxysmal dyspnea, coughing up pink foamy sputum and other typical clinical symptoms, a large number of wet rales or wheezing sounds are found in auscultation of the lungs, heart rate between 130-140 beats/min, pulmonary X-ray shows interstitial edema, diastolic galloping rhythm in the apical region, etc., it can basically be diagnosed as acute left heart failure.



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