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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 ... American College of Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... Epidemiology: • Rest angina ... younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
Syndrome - Management Algorithm ... Positive) / Unstable Angina ... Coronary #Syndrome #ACS ... #Management #Algorithm ... #cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable Angina ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... ISCHEMIA #Stable #Angina ... #Cardiology #EBM
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Evaluation #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) ACE ... receptor blockers; HF ... Cardiomyopathy #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
CAD Management Algorithm ... Angina: consider ... ranolazine if angina ... CAD #Management #Algorithm ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina