19. heart failure 1 Flashcards
define cardiac failure
pump failure due to structural & functional disorder iimpairing the ability of ventricles to fill or eject blood decreasing CO
decompensation
in spite of compensatory mechanisms the CO not able to supply the tissue in O2
factors determining cardiac performance
- HR
- prefload and afterload
- contractility
what are the underlying causes
- MI
- IHD
- valvular pathologies
- CMP
- congential heard defects
types of heat failures
systolic = decreased contractility and EF <40%
diastolic = decreased relaxation and ej can be mild or normal
stages of NYHA
4 classes look them up on google
treatment
- prevention + non pharmacological
- drug treatment
- invasive therapy
drugs used in HF
positive ionotropic drugs
vasodilators
miscellaneous drugs for CHF
postiive ionotropic drugs
- cardiac glycosides (digoxin)
- b-agonists (dobutamine)
- PDE inhibitors (inamrinone)
vasodilators
PDE inhibitors (inamrinone)
nitroprusside, nitrates, hydralazinw
-loop diuretics, ACEi, nesiritide
Aims
decrease the preload, afterload, remodelling,
increase the contractility
what’s used in decreasing pre & after load
diuretics, vasodilators, RAAS i
what’s used in order to increase contraction
+ ionotropic agents
aim in treating chronic HF
- relieve sypmtoms
- improve hemodynamic state
- decrease hospitalization
- decrease mortality
NYHA 1-2
diuretics, ace, ARBs, b blockers, aldosterone antagonists