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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for signs ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... saturation #Iron ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... patients with HFrEF ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography ... prognostic value in HFpEF ... hospitalizations in HFpEF ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
release Diagnosis ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #sCHF
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
PAH from PVH - Echocardiography ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG & echocardiography ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... With chronic AF, HFrEF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
transthoracic echocardiographic ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology