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Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Heart Failure Medications ... Inotropes: • Digoxin ... , Digitoxin Heart ... #CHF #cardiology ... #pharmacology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Medications Used ... as a pump; cardiac ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #Medications #Action ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Drugs for Heart Failure

#medications #chf #pathophysiology #cardiology #pharmacology
Drugs for Heart ... Failure #medications ... #chf #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on ... cardiac glycoside ... rate control) - Heart ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology ... Indications: ... control) 2) Heart ... leads to more cardiac ... cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... Decompensated HF ... β-Blocker • CCB • Digoxin ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Comparison Table ... syndrome, Post-MI, Heart ... in pt w/o CAD/HF ... : Heart failure
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... patients with Heart ... also consider digoxin ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
in Congestive Heart ... [body weight (kg ... #Failure #CHF # ... pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Digoxin Pharmacology ... contraction) of the heart ... - Decreased heart ... phase O of the cardiac ... #Pharmacology #