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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart Failure ... - Causes, Pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... CHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Pathophysiology ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
in Heart Failure ... patients with HFrEF ... #deficiency #CHF ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
, haemoglobin; HFrEF ... , heart failure ... #Deficiency #Management ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Congestive Heart Failure ... (CHF) Iron deficiency ... #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
HFpEF, heart failure ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... ventricular hypertrophy; MCS ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #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:
cardiovascular causes ... hospitalization for the management ... of heart failure ... Spironolactone #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
agents, Renal failure ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Bone Marrow Failure ... Myelogenous Leukemia (CML ... rings of excess iron ... factors (examples: G-CSF ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology