CAEP Acute Heart Failure Best Practices Checklist

Ian G Stiell¹, Aws Almufleh², Patrick M Archambault³, Marc Bains⁴, Sophie Boisvert⁵, Bjug Borgundvaag⁶, Darshan H Brahmbhatt⁷, Nadia Bouabdallaoui⁸, Christian Chabot⁹, Heather D Clark¹⁰, Alexis Cournoyer¹¹, Kerstin de Wit^{12

13}, Debra Eagles¹⁴, Ian D Graham^{15

16}, Caroline McGuinty¹⁷, Andrew D McRae¹⁸, Robert J Miller¹⁹, Judy Morris¹¹, Stuart G Nicholls¹⁵, Robert Ohle²⁰, Jeffrey J Perry¹⁴, Brian H Rowe²¹, Rupinder Sahsi²², Frank Scheuermeyer²³, Guillaume St-Pierre²⁴, Brian Steinhart²⁵, Troy Tebbenham²⁶, Suneel Upadhye²⁷, Alain Vadeboncoeur²⁸, Krishan Yadav¹⁴, Justin W Yan²⁹, Amelia Yip²²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. istiell@ohri.ca.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
³ Département de Médecine Familiale et de Médicine d'urgence et Département d'anesthésiologie et de Soins Intensifs, Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
⁴ HeartLife Foundations, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁵ Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Lévis, QC, Canada.
⁶ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁷ Division of Cardiology, Sinai Health System, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁹ , Quebec City, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Nord-de-l'Île de-Montréal, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, Département de Médecine de Famille et Médecine d'urgence, Montréal, QC, Canada.
¹² Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
¹³ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
¹⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁵ Methodological and Implementation Research (MIR), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁶ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ Division of Cardiology, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁹ Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
²⁰ Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
²¹ Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
²² Waterloo Regional Health Network, McMaster University, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
²³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
²⁴ CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
²⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Unity Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
²⁶ Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
²⁷ Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
²⁸ Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
²⁹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

PMID: 40897986
PMCID: PMC12484285
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00961-y

Review

CAEP Acute Heart Failure Best Practices Checklist

Ian G Stiell et al. CJEM. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;27(9):678-685.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00961-y. Epub 2025 Sep 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. istiell@ohri.ca.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
³ Département de Médecine Familiale et de Médicine d'urgence et Département d'anesthésiologie et de Soins Intensifs, Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
⁴ HeartLife Foundations, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁵ Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Lévis, QC, Canada.
⁶ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁷ Division of Cardiology, Sinai Health System, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁹ , Quebec City, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Nord-de-l'Île de-Montréal, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, Département de Médecine de Famille et Médecine d'urgence, Montréal, QC, Canada.
¹² Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
¹³ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
¹⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁵ Methodological and Implementation Research (MIR), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁶ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁷ Division of Cardiology, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁹ Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
²⁰ Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
²¹ Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
²² Waterloo Regional Health Network, McMaster University, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
²³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
²⁴ CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
²⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Unity Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
²⁶ Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
²⁷ Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
²⁸ Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
²⁹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

PMID: 40897986
PMCID: PMC12484285
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00961-y

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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