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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline ... Society of America #HFrEF ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... #cardiology #treatment ... #algorithm #sCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Algorithm Diagnosis ... with TSAT <20% (functional ... ID) Guidelines: ... reasonable to improve functional ... iron #deficiency #CHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
; GDMT, guideline-directed ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... reduced ejection fraction ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
) Treatment - GDMT ... REDUCED Ejection Fraction ... Guideline-Directed ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
with TSAT <20% (functional ... ID) Treatment - ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Lactate, Liver function ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... disease b) CHF ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac function ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf