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Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart Failure (Cardiac Edema)

#Edema #CHF #HeartFailure #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart ... Failure (Cardiac
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... failure - Acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... arrhythmias #Acute #Heart ... #Failure #Differential
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... failure, Cardiomyopathy ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart ... non-cardiac illness
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Classification ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... Failure In CHF ... as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... if the heart failure
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Dysrhythmia, heart ... block • Heart ... failure • Elevated ... shock, sudden cardiac ... failure therapy
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... Failure with Preserved ... patients with heart ... causes, aborted cardiac ... failure
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
failure. ... The increased heart ... failure like redistribution ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... Primary Graft failure ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac ... Complications #Timeline #Heart