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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... HFrEF Causes: ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF # ... CHF
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... Spironolactone #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Cardiology ... #EBM #VisualAbstract
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu