Diagnosis of CHF requires the simultaneous presence of at least 2 major criteria or 1 major criterion in conjunction with 2 minor criteria.
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Boston Criteria for Diagnosing Heart Failure
The Boston criteria uses the information from history, physical examination, and chest radiography to categorize the diagnosis of heart failure.
Diagnostic Criteria for Diastolic Heart Failure
Diastolic heart failure is defined as a condition caused by increased resistance to the filling of one or both ventricles; this leads to symptoms of congestion from the inappropriate upward shift of the diastolic pressure-volume relation.