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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... Cardiomyopathy HFrEF ... Jcortesizaguirr #Congestive ... Diagnosis #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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HFrEF - Low Ejection ... Respirations - S3 ... Valsalva Response #HFrEF ... diagnosis #cardiology #CHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Society of America #HFrEF ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
"Suggested management of chronic heart failure. Adapted from the 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
Pharmacotherapy of HFrEF ... #CHF #Management ... #HFrEF #Cardiology ... #Algorithm
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... abdominojugular, reflux s3 ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... no signs of CXR congestion
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(A) Congestion with ... (B) Treatment algorithm ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
heart failure HFpEF ... → Pulmonary congestion ... , Peripheral congestion ... #heartfailure #dchf ... #hfpef #pathophysiology
Treatment options for patients with Chronic Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure

#sCHF #CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Heart Failure #sCHF ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF ... #Algorithm #Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... patients with HFrEF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #algorithm