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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 ... for the Management ... Society of America #HFrEF ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... : • ACC/AHA 2017 ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment ... #guidelines
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
VHD Guidelines) ... anticoagulants (DOACs ... #Management #Cardiology ... #INR #Target #DOAC ... #Table #Replacement
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
) Treatment - GDMT ... /AHA guidelines. ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
for the Management ... with ‘treatment ... for inclusion all ... #Pharmacology # ... Effectiveness #Table
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... to be present Treatment ... target to 3-4 • DOACs ... #management #anticoagulation ... #guidelines
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
References: Radiology ... Brewster DC et al ... . (2003) Guidelines ... for the treatment ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Delivery • Stable ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment