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STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... ; LVH, left ventricular ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... and treatment/follow‐up ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Treatment of ... Patients With Heart ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Decompensated HF ... #diagnosis #management
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... ejection fraction, treatment ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... Blocks 1st Degree Heart ... Degree, Mobitz I Heart ... Brady Management ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... and Treatment Algorithm ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment