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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
functional ID) Guidelines ... patients with HFrEF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... #deficiency #CHF ... #algorithm #cardiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy ... symptoms of HF or ... #Criteria #diagnosis ... #cardiology #obstetrics
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... investigative therapy in PPCM ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #cardiology #treatment