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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... Control blood pressure ... Central aortic blood pressure ... and right heart dysfunction ... (adaptive servo-ventilation
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
Echocardiographic Evaluation ... of LV Diastolic Dysfunction ... with LV Filling Pressures ... Relaxation, Filling Pressures ... echocardiogram #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Assess functional ... disease b) CHF ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
on two clinical parameters ... are excellent at evaluating ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf