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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy HFrEF ... Infectious • Other HFpEF ... Diagnosis #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... prognostic value in HFpEF ... Fractional area ... hospitalizations in HFpEF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
with TSAT <20% (functional ... reasonable to improve functional ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF
Fractional Excretion of Sodium - FENa
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) = (Urine Na+ x Serum Cr)
Fractional Excretion ... Sodium - FENa Fractional ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #FENA #Fractional
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
; EF, ejection fraction ... heart failure; HFpEF ... preserved ejection fraction ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... reduced ejection fraction
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) 

Part 2 #clinical
reduced ejection fraction ... (HFrEF) Part
HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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HFrEF - Low Ejection ... Fraction on Physical ... Valsalva Response #HFrEF
PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
preserved ejection fraction ... [HFpEF] #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table #HFpEF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Reduced Ejection Fraction ... (HFrEF) - Guideline ... #Failure #CHF #HFrEF
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
, haemoglobin; HFrEF ... reduced ejection fraction ... Management #Diagnosis #HFrEF