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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #sCHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
therapy by stage ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... #CHF #Congestive ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... improve functional status ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
) Treatment - GDMT ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... the congestive state ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
) Clinical Presentation ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
On the left images ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural