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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 ... #medications #chf ... #cardiology #GDMT
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 ... /ambcarerx #CHF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Beta-blocker • ACE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... Guideline #management #GDMT
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
DharSaty #HFrEF #GDMT ... AngiotensinReceptorNeprilysinInhibitor #ACEi ... ARNI #PARADIGM-HF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... ejection fraction; GDMT ... medical therapy; HF ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Stepwise Approach: ACE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... Guideline #management #GDMT
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
for SGLT2i in HF ... for SGLT2i in HF ... in HFrEF on GDMT ... outcomes in HFrEF on GDMT ... SGLT2 #inhibitors #EBM
Pathophysiology of ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema: Angioedema is a vascular reaction associated with tissue (subcutaneous, submucosal) edema
Pathophysiology of ACE ... substances in ACE ... the presence of ACE ... #Pathophys #EM # ... #Angiotensin #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... pregnancy, teratogenic GDMT ... meds (e.g., ACE