Circulation. Heart failure
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Congestion is the most frequent cause for hospitalization in acute decompensated heart failure. Although decongestion is a major goal of acute therapy, it is unclear how the clinical components of congestion (eg, peripheral edema, orthopnea) contribute to outcomes after discharge or how well decongestion is maintained. ⋯ URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifiers: NCT00608491, NCT00577135.