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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Failure In CHF ... as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... aims to inhibit ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... HeartFailure #management #CHF ... #cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... Classification #CHF ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... #CHF #Congestive ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
interstitial edema due to cardiac ... heart failure. ... manifestation of AIDS ... #Clinical #Radiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... • Dysrhythmia, heart ... block • Heart ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The increased heart ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
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 ... patients with heart ... causes, aborted cardiac ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM