Causes of an acute heart failure (i.e. normal sized heart): acute myocardial infarction ruptured interventricular septum – causing VSD acute valvular regurgitation mitral valve prolapse (papillary muscles dysfunction) usually associated with AMI aortic (infective endocarditis) acute pulmonary embolus cardiac tamponade Kurmani S, Squire I. Acute Heart Failure: Definition, Classification and Epidemiology. Curr Heart Fail Rep. … Continue reading Acute Heart Failure – causes