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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Management ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... block • Heart ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Heart Failure with ... Beta-blocker • ACE ... pearls-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy/ #Heart ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) ACE ... blockers; HF, heart ... Cardiomyopathy #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Heart Failure with ... Stepwise Approach: ACE ... pearls-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy/ #Heart ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... and failure in heart ... mechanisms and management ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Single Syringe Adenosine - Instructions
1) Dilute 6-12 mg of adenosine in a syringe for a total
mL - Use 0.9% NaCl ... to place IV in AC ... or above - Heart ... pharmacology #SVT #cardiology ... #management
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of all‐cause ... mortality and heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A ... For the ED The HEART ... Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... Pathophysiology: Chronic heart ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology