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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Management of Heart ... American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... , the heart is failing ... as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... Classification #CHF ... #diagnosis #cardiology
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
The HEART Score ... for Chest Pain Patients ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Cardiomyopathy: Heart ... Crescendo-decrescendo murmur • Heard ... Cardiomyopathy #Heart ... #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... HeartFailure #management #CHF ... #cardiology
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 ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
HEART Score allows ... stratify low risk chest ... Calculate the HEART ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology