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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... for the Management ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Beta-blocker • ACE ... 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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Stepwise Approach: ACE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #HFrEF #Guideline ... #management #GDMT ... #cardiology #titration
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
functional ID) Guidelines ... : • ACC/AHA 2017 ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... /AHA guidelines. ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #Pharmacology #Management ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
showed reduced risk ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
Annual rupture risk ... References: Radiology ... Brewster DC et al ... . (2003) Guidelines ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... (e.g., ACE/ARB) ... #cardiology #treatment