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Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Agents with mortality ... recommended by the ACC ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... Society of America #HFrEF ... #HeartFailure # ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure # ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
exacerbation ACEl ... Amlodipine • HFrEF ... medications #Inpatient #pharmacology ... #table #agents ... #internship #comparison
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... #heartfailure # ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
composite endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure # ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
milrinone) for HFrEF ... weak inotropic agent ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Beneficial in HFrEF ... • 3rd line agent ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
recording, records asx events ... , all (most) ECG ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
HER2 agents cause ... attributed to HER2 agents ... after 4 cycles for all ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology