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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Practice Guidelines and ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
screening/diagnosis and ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment ... #HeartFailure #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Treatment Algorithm ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... cause class III and ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
iron absorption and ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Fracture - ED Management ... 5th metacarpal neck ... prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... 5th metacarpal neck ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... more durable treatments ... cardiac activity by Nick ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #StageC ... #Cardiology