Venous congestion on the VExUS scale in patients with decompensated heart failure

Abstract

Persistent venous congestion in patients with decompensated heart failure (DCHF) increases the risk of rehospitalization and death. VExUS protocol that evaluates the systemic hepatic-renal congestion in addition to assessing the inferior vena cava is regarded as a promising non-invasive ultrasound method to assess venous congestion in these patients.