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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
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ejection fraction; GDMT ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
heart failure HFpEF ... Hypertension → Overload ... regulatory reserve → Pulmonary ... #diastolic #heartfailure ... #dchf #hfpef #pathophysiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Hypertension ... Differentiate PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Hypertension #PH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Differentiating PAH ... Pulmonary Artery ... Hypertension (PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... #comparison #diagnosis
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Principles: Reduce the congestive ... causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... Management #Cardiology #HFpEF ... Diastolic #Treatment #HeartFailure
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
hypertension Rx ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... With chronic AF, HFrEF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure