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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... cardioverter-defibrillator; LV ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
pulmonary edema: cardiac ... permeability (ARDS ... failure and chronic cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... PMHx recent CHF, ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... disease b) CHF ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... severe PAH and clinically ... be in CHF @echocardiography_tips ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... support for patients clinically ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
may benefit from LV ... Cardiac cath if ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf