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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... HeartFailure #Causes #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF # ... CHF
Drugs for Heart Failure

#medications #chf #pathophysiology #cardiology #pharmacology
#medications #chf ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
iron replacement might ... patients with HFrEF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... Electrocardiogram, Consider right ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... hypertension and right ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Initial Options for Rate ... Beneficial in HFrEF ... of action • Rate ... #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Palpitations, light-headedness ... Decompensated HF ... Rate Control • ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology