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Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
mechanisms of diastolic heart ... failure HFpEF and ... Hypertension → Overload ... regulatory reserve → Pulmonary ... #hfpef #pathophysiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... , pulmonary hypertension ... and right heart ... Management #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... or pulmonary hypertension ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Failure (CHF) ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... depot iron] Treatment ... #Failure #CHF # ... pharmacology #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... functional ID) Treatment ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... high CVP, left heart ... failure, positive ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... ) Clinical Presentation ... failure). ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Metolazone) • Hypertension ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Decreasing right heart ... with right heart ... Bypass Other Treatment
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical ... to congestive heart ... • Moderate pulmonary ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology