PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF RIGHT-SIDED VOLUME OVERLOAD IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM ASCEND-HF

Elevated jugular venous pressure (JVP) and peripheral edema predict worse outcomes in chronic heart failure (HF) patients. We studied these findings in acute HF in the ASCEND-HF trial of nesiritide vs. placebo. Of 7,141 ASCEND-HF patients, 7,135 patients had complete data on baseline JVP and