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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 ... #HeartFailure # ... Management #CHF ... #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... 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 # ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #StageC #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... 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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Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... Stepwise Approach: ACE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #HFrEF #Guideline ... management #GDMT #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Cardiovascular: • Acute: ACS ... decompensated CHF ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... Metabolic acidosis (eg
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... as an "angina equivalent ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure