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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... and Differential ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF # ... CHF
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 #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... : left posterolateral ... displacement of the heart ... pericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... : left posterolateral ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #cardiology ... #chest #radiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... patients with Heart ... recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... Treatment #StageC #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:
Spironolactone for Heart ... patients with heart ... causes, aborted cardiac ... Spironolactone #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology