Impact of Clinical Ultrasound in Patients With Heart Failure Treated in Home Hospitalization

The purpose of this study is to assess whether clinical ultrasound (CU)-guided treatment in acute heart failure (AHF) is superior to the standard care (SC)-guided treatment. We would like to see if using a portable ultrasound to guide diuretic therapy for AHF patients will prevent hospital readmissions in the setting of hospitalization at home (HAH). This study will use a handheld ultrasound called IVIZ-Sonosite and aims to see whether changing diuretic therapy based on the performance of the ultrasound will result in the less hospitalizations for heart failure as compared to performing just SC-guided therapy.