22 results
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
: Management Principles ... - May mimic HF ... as an "angina equivalent ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Amiloride Site of Action ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... aims to inhibit ... #Medications #Action ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... medical therapy; HF ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Reduced Ejection Fraction ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Reduced Ejection Fraction ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
receptor blockers; HF ... ventricular ejection fraction ... Cardiomyopathy #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
B-blockers with caution ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
reduced ejection fraction ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... Diagnosis #HFrEF #sCHF ... #HeartFailure #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:
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... preserved ejection fraction ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM