CHRONIC HEART FAILURE Flashcards
WHAT EF INDICATES SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
EF < 40%
SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE IS ALSO KNOWN AS
HF REDUCED EF
HFrEF
ACC/AHA STAGING SYSTEM FOR HF
A AND B INDICATE NO PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF HF
C AND D INDICATE SYMPTOMS PRESENT, D BEING MORE SEVERE
NYHA FUNCTIONAL CLASS FOR HF
1-4
1 INDICATING NO LIMITATIONS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
4 INDICATING SYMPTOMS PRESENT EVEN AT REST
WHICH LABS/BIOMARKERS ARE IDENTIFIED IN HF
BNP
NT-proBNP
CARDIAC OUTPUT DEPENDS ON?
HR AND SV
CO = HR X SV
WHAT COMPENSATORY MECHANISMS OCCUR DUE TO HF? (TARGET SYSTEMS FOR HF)
SNS
RAAS
VASOPRESSIN
NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES
RAAS AND VASOPRESSIN ACTIVITY IN HF
ANGIOTENSIN II CAUSES VASOCONSTRICTION
ALDOSTERONE CAUSES NA AND H2O RETENTION
VASOPRESSIN CAUSES VASOCONSTRICTION AND H2O RETENTION
NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR HF
FISH OILS
HAWTHRON
COQ10
DRUGS THAT CAN WORSEN HF
DRUG INFORMATION NATION
DPP4 INHIBITORS
IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
NON DHP CCB
ANTIARRHYTHMICS
THIAZOLIDINEDIONES
ITRACONAZOLE
ONCOLOGY
NSAIDS
WHICH MEDICATION CLASSES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL PATIENTS W/OUT CONTRAINDICATIONS
ACEi, ARB, ARNI
BB
LOOP DIURETICS
WHICH MEDICATION CLASSES DECREASE MORTALITY IN HF
RAAS MEDICATIONS
BB
ARA
SGLT2
WHICH MEDICATION CLASSES ARE ADDED ON IN SELCT PATIENTS?
ARA
SGLT2
HYDRALAZINE AND NITRATES
IVABRADINE
WHEN IS ARA ADDED ON TO INITIAL HF THERAPY?
NYHA CLASS II - IV
WHEN IS SGLT2 INHIBITORS ADDED ON TO INITIAL HF THERAPY?
NYHA CLASS II - IV
W/ OR W/OUT DIABETES
WHEN IS HYDRALAZINE AND NITRATES ADDED ON TO INITIAL THERAPY?
PERSISTENTLY SYMPTOMATIC BLACK PATIENTS WITH NYHA CLASS III - IV DESPITE TREATMENT WITH ARNI, BB, ARA, SGLT2
WHEN IS IVABRADINE ADDED ON TO INITIAL THERAPY
NYHA CLASS II - III IN NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM W/ RESTING HR ≥ 70 BPM ON MAX TOLERATED DOSE OF BB
WHAT BENEFIT WOULD DIGOXIN BRING TO HF TREATMENT
SMALL INCREASE IN CO
IMPROVE SX AND ↓ CARDIAC HOSPITALIZATIONS
WHICH LOOP DIURETICS ARE INDICATED IN HF
FUROSEMIDE
BUMETANIDE
TORSEMIDE
ETHACRYNIC ACID
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LOOP DIURETICS IN HF THERAPY
SYMPTOM CONTROL
DOES NOT IMPROVE SURVIVAL
WHAT ALLERGY TO LOOK OUT FOR BEFORE USING LOOP DIURETICS
SULFA ALLERGY
EXCEPT ETHACRYNIC ACID
LOOP DIURETIC SIDE EFFECTS
↓K, MG, NA, CL, CA
↑ HCO3, UA, BG, TG, TC
OTOXICITY
PHOTOSENSITIVITY