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Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
@DharSaty #HFrEF ... AngiotensinReceptorNeprilysinInhibitor #ACEi ... MineralocorticoidReceptorAntagonist #LoopDiuretic
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... Cardiomyopathy HFrEF ... Causes: • Afterload ... #HeartFailure #Causes ... Diagnosis #cardiology #HFrEF
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
HFrEF: Guideline ... Must Be On" • ACEI ... before increasing ACEI ... Reducing: • ACEI ... American patients #hfref
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... initiate them on ACEI ... maximally tolerated ACEI ... Entresto (replacing ACEI
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... Beta-blocker • ACE ... #Failure #CHF #HFrEF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... Stepwise Approach: ACE ... #Failure #CHF #HFrEF
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB ... that NSAIDs and ACEI ... NSAIDs cause vasoconstriction ... use shouldn't cause ... ACEI/ARB's are often
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
heart failure; HFrEF ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... Acute #Chronic #Causes