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carrgy
Failure
Heart
Causes:
HF
and AF heavily linked both Cardiomyopathy
are
commonly causing the other.
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Coronary syndromes
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Heart Failure Cardiac outputinsufficient for metabolic demand. AF-M1 HTN
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half of patients die within few
Very
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poor prognosis, years.
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Can be a result excessive
of Pre/Afterload, or
pump failure (systolic or Diastolic).

Systolic Failure: impaired contraction. Poor cardiac output, Ejection fraction 40%. CHFEE).
Causes:IHD, M1, cardiomyopathy.
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Diastolic Failure:impaired relaxation. Poor ventricle filling, EF preserved (HFPEE).
Causes:ventricular
hypertrophy, obesity, Constrictive Pericarditis, Tamponade/effusion.
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Congestive Heart Failure:combo of Right / Left-sided HF.




RVF
Symptoms: LVE
Symptoms:
Raised JVP, RV heave. Postural
Pulmonary Hypertension Hypotension
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Peripheral oedema Resting/exercise Dyspnoea, Orthopnoea
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Ascites Cyanosis
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Cold peripheries
fatigue
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fatigue
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Diagnosis:

ECG:any abnormality, especially (V hypertrophy.
CXR:cardiomegaly, pulmonary oedema, Interstitial edema, pleural effusion.

B-type Naturitic Peptide (BNP) blood test:high in HF, signifying ventricular stretching.
Erdiogram:definitive test.



Treatment:


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treat
underlying cause.

focused relief.
drugs mostly symptom
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on

B-blockers, ACEi, Spironolactone -




only drugs that decrease mortality.
HF CXR
B-blocker improve symptoms mortality. and Don't setting.
in Acute
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use
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inhibitor
ACE antihypertensive by inhibiting RAAS, reduces pre/afterload
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Spironolactone inhibits aldosterone, decreases mortality and redema symptom
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added to Diuretic if
only necessary.


Diuretic/fluid restriction/low salt diet reduce preload and redema symptom
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force contraction. Useful when there is
Digoxin inotropic, increases
coexisting AF.
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of


notused much works in HEpEE.
anymore,

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NSAIDs are contraindicated in HE due to Nat retention.
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