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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 ... /follow‐up of iron ... #Deficiency #Management ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
in Heart Failure ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Algorithm Diagnosis ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
in Heart Failure ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Consider invasive arterial ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
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:
ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ) • Valvular heart ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management