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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 ... Differentiate PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Hypertension #PH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Treatment of ... Iron Deficiency ... #Deficiency #Management ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... of iron deficiency ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... #Deficiency #Management ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Differentiating PAH ... Pulmonary Artery ... Hypertension (PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... #comparison #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... , pulmonary hypertension ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
hypertension Rx ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... With chronic AF, HFrEF ... Revascularization, treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... 3 Woods units, PA ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management