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

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... depot iron] Treatment ... #CHF #pharmacology ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... in Heart Failure ... functional ID) Treatment ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive heart ... by the New York Heart ... STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
paradoxus - ECG ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive