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PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
PAH vs. heart failure ... ejection fraction [HFpEF ... ] #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Hypertension ... • Evaluate for causes ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Hypertension #PH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Pulmonary Artery ... Hypertension (PAH ... Venous Hypertension ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... #comparison #diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... release Diagnosis ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #management #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... 3 Woods units, PA ... - Mechanism: causes ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... pregnancy, teratogenic GDMT
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... inflammation or hypertension ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #Differential ... #Causes