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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
in Heart Failure ... Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... improvement in symptoms ... #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
in Congestive Heart ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
in Heart Failure ... Treatment Algorithm ... order to alleviate symptoms ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... conditions) • Severe iron ... disease • Increased ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Epstein-Barr virus, varicella-zoster ... Alloantigens - Heart ... metals - Copper, iron ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... coronary artery disease ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #