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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 Failure ... American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... and the Heart Failure ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Pitting Ankle Edema on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with right sided heart failure

#Pitting #Edema #ankle
right sided heart failure ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #cardiology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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of acute heart failure ... #Acute #Heart #Failure ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... block • Heart failure ... Supportive • Heart failure ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Acute Heart Failure ... History of heart failure ... history of heart failure ... Examination #chf #cardiology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... Cardiac: Heart failure ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Chronic heart failure ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart failure ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... infarction: Respiratory failure ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Atrial Myxoma on Cardiac MRI

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch
@kirschj

#Atrial #Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology #Clinical #Radiology
Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Radiology