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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Principles: Reduce the congestive ... hypertension, pulmonary ... hypertension and right heart ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute heart ... (B) Treatment algorithm ... pressure; HF, heart ... Diuresis #CHF #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Management
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... medical therapy; HF, heart ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... #Management #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... despite the weak heart ... considered for heart ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... and refractory heart ... tachyarrhythmia causing heart ... decompensated heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... possible valvular heart ... • Mechanical heart ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Congenital heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Structural heart ... one post op Cardiology ... indicated unless prior heart