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HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Must Be On" • ACEI ... before increasing ACEI ... Reducing: • ACEI ... chf #cardiology #GDMT
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
DharSaty #HFrEF #GDMT ... AngiotensinReceptorNeprilysinInhibitor #ACEi
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT ... Medical Therapy (GDMT ... GDMT is basically ... initiate them on ACEI ... maximally tolerated ACEI
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Beta-blocker • ACE ... Guideline #management #GDMT
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Stepwise Approach: ACE ... Guideline #management #GDMT
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... ejection fraction; GDMT
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB ... that NSAIDs and ACEI ... NSAIDs cause vasoconstriction ... use shouldn't cause ... ACEI/ARB's are often
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Viral: HSV, EBV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
outcomes in HFrEF on GDMT ... outcomes in HFrEF on GDMT ... SGLT2 #inhibitors #EBM
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Causes #Nausea