Asha Mehra was admitted on Aug 14, 2026 with five days of progressive exertional shortness of breath, orthopnoea and bilateral ankle swelling, and was treated for acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (NYHA class III on admission).
Inpatient echocardiography showed an ejection fraction of 40% with global hypokinesis, and BNP was elevated at 892 pg/mL, falling to 410 pg/mL by discharge after intravenous furosemide achieved a net negative balance of 4.2 L.
Final plan: discharge home on carvedilol, losartan, furosemide, metformin and atorvastatin with daily weights, 1.5 L fluid restriction and a 2 g sodium diet; cardiology follow-up in 7 days with a repeat renal panel and BNP.