DOES THE SEVERITY OF PERIPHERAL OEDEMA AFFECT THE MORTALITY OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE? A DEEP DIVE INTO THE NATIONAL HEART FAILURE AUDIT

Heart failure (HF) is one of the commonest reasons for hospital admission. Key symptoms of HF are breathlessness (pulmonary oedema) and peripheral oedema. Most studies of ‘acute’ heart failure focus on breathlessness but peripheral oedema might be the more important presentation. We tested the