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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes ... Cardiomyopathy HFrEF ... Infectious • Other HFpEF ... Diagnosis #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ejection fraction; GDMT ... ; HFpEF, heart failure ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... , heart failure ... #CHF #Congestive
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
diastolic heart failure ... HFpEF and possible ... , Peripheral congestion ... #heartfailure #dchf ... #hfpef #pathophysiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... patients with Heart Failure ... Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... patients with HFrEF ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
in Heart Failure ... Pathophysiology ... Chronic heart failure ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
in Heart Failure ... Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... CHF, Hypertensive ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... (eg, DM, renal failure
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
drained if causing acute ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... With chronic AF, HFrEF ... #Checklist #CHF
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF ... #pharmacology #sCHF