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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 ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... #Management #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
composite endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Angina Stress Test ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... younger than other ACS ... perform provocative tests ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Pharmacology #Management ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... admission - All ... labs should be drawn ... mission-critical tests ... #CriticalCare #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Pharmacology: • ACE ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... determine if stress test ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management