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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Causes #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
follow‐up of iron deficiency ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... patients with HFrEF ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ejection fraction; HFrEF ... ventricular hypertrophy; MCS ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... #heartfailure # ... diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... (CHF) Iron deficiency ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Beneficial in HFrEF ... IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... sIL-2R >2400 Ul/ml ... Cellular immune deficiency ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management