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HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
HFrEF: Guideline ... Must Be On" • ACEI ... , ARB, or ARNI AND ... or ARB dose for ... American patients #hfref
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... fibrillation; ARB ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
initiate them on ACEI ... or ARB and an evidenced ... maximally tolerated ACEI ... /ARB + Beta-Blocker ... /ARB), spironolactone
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
@DharSaty #HFrEF ... AngiotensinReceptorNeprilysinInhibitor #ACEi ... angiotensinreceptorblockers #ARB
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB ... /ARB therapy have ... NSAIDs cause vasoconstriction ... use shouldn't cause ... ACEI/ARB's are often
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... There are 5 big ... (pilocarpine), AChEIs ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Inhibit the conversion of AngI to AngII
 • Captopril, Lisinopril, Enalapril, Benazepril,
Enzyme #Inhibitors #ACEis ... #ARBs #pharmacology ... #table #medications
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... There are a few ... different types/causes ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) in HFrEF and CKD

 • Class I pillars of HFrEF GDMT across
Therapy (GDMT) in HFrEF ... kidney disease: ACEI ... , ARB, ARNI, BBs ... Medications that are ... GDMT but are commonly
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
of diseases can cause ... which headaches are ... caused by various ... Primary #Secondary #Table