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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... Decompensated #HeartFailure ... Classification #CHF ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... Pathophysiology: Chronic heart ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Algorithm Cardiac ... out Left-Sided Heart ... #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... patients with Heart ... recommended by the ACC ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Consider cardiac ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Shot through the heart ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ultrasound #Pericardial
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... /w acute right heart ... Diagnosis concerning ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology