Heart failure Flashcards

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What side of heart failure has these symptoms:
Systemic congestion
JVD
Hepatosplenomegaly
Dependent extremity pitting edema
Weight gain
GI symptoms – abdominal bloating, anorexia, early satiety (due to bowel wall + hepatic congestion), RUQ pain
Anasarca = development of massive edema involving entire body w/ recurrent pleural effusions +/o ascites

Signs of fluid overload predominate

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right

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Most common cause of RHF is

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LHF

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RHF is _____

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systemic congestion

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Traffic in 3 roads to the heart is

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right heart failure

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What does this PE tell you
Peripheral edema
Ascites
Scrotal edema
Hepatosplenomegaly
Elevated JVP >3 cm above sternal, 8 above RA
Crackles, rhonchi, wheezing
Right ventricular heave or parasternal lift in biventricular or severe HF

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right sided heart failure

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Kussmaul’s sign

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rise in JVP w/ inspiration – severe biventricular HF + poor outcome

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RHF: Dx lab value

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elevated BNP

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What’s first line for all heart failure?

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Lifestyle changes – cessation or restriction ETOH, tobacco cessation, limit sodium to 2.5g/day, fluid restriction only if class IV, weight loss

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What are the four pillars of meds for heart failure?

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PRIMARY: 4 pillars of meds
Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors:
Preferred: sacubitril/valsartan
Beta blockers:
Preferred: carvedilol, metoprolol, succinate, bisoprolol
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists:
Preferred: spironolactone, eplerenone
SGLT2 inhibitors:
Preferred: dapagliflozin, empagliflozin

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What are addition meds for heart failure?

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Diuretics (loop) + low sodium diet
Cardiac rehab

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What are secondary meds (don’t memorize) for HF?

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SECONDARY: don’t memorize
vasodilators/nitrates (isosorbide dinitrate + hydralazine)
Alt to ACEI/ARB, for persistent symptoms, anti-HTN, shown to decrease mortality
Ivabradine
Persistent symptoms, esp tachycardia w/ max BB
Vericiguat
Persistent symptoms
Digoxin
Persistent symptoms

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How do you treat heart failure with life-threatening arrhythmias?

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Life-threatening arrhythmias = implantable ICD, pacemaker for bradycardia or prolonged QRS (most get both)

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What side of heart failure is this:
Pulmonary congestion → pulmonary edema
Dyspnea
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (increased venous return when flat)
Orthopnea
Crackles
Wheezes
Cough
Decreased flow to the kidneys = increased fluid retention
Edema
Hepatic congestion + ascites

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left

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What are risk factors for HF?

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Old age
Higher heart rate
HTN
CAD/previous MI
Valvular HD
Diabetes
Smoking
obesity

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What does this cause?
Poor pumping (systolic) or rigid/scarred/hypertrophic wall that resists filling (diastolic)

Most common cause = CAD, HTN

Chronic = long standing (months-years)

Due to pulmonary congestion

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left sided HF

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What is NYHA class I?

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asymptomatic

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What is NYHA class II?

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slight limitation of physical activity, comfortable at rest but ordinary physical activity results in undue fatigue

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What is NYHA class III?

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marked limitation of physical activity, comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary physical activity results in undue fatigue

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What is NYHA class IV?

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unable to carry on any physical activity without discomfort

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What are candidates for thrombophilia workup if results will influence management?

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  • patients <50 y of age
  • strong family history of VTE
  • clot in unusual locations
  • recurrent thromboses
  • women of childbearing age
  • suspicious for APS
  • VTE provoked by transient non major risk factor
  • VTE ass with pregnancy
  • VTE ass with oral contraceptives
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What type of HF:
Well nourished + comfortable at rest – dyspnea w/ minimal ex
High HR + P initially
Chronic = HR <70-75 + BP in normal-low range

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mild/moderate HF

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What type of HF:
Sit upright + anxious, diaphoretic, dyspneic at rest
Pallor due to anemia
Duskiness (low output)
Cool extremities and peripheral cyanosis
HOTN, narrow pulse pressure, rapid/thready pulse

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What does this PE indicate:
Rales, crackles, wheezing, rhonchi (congestion)
pleural effusions (dullness to percussion, decreased breath sounds at base)
Displacement of apical impulse (down + left)
S3 or S4 gallop
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What does this indicate:
BNP or NT-proBNP
Elevated
CBC: anemia and infection can exacerbate pre-existing HF
CMP: hyponatremia, renal impairment, electrolytes + renal function for meds, LFTs

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heart failure

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How can you dx HF?
CXR to differentiate echo (alone cannot diagnose/exclude) look at atrial/ventricular sizes
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What are acute HF symptoms?
SOA and DOE Orthopnea Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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What are chronic HF symptoms?
Fatigue Anorexia Abdominal distention Peripheral edema Dyspnea (less pronounced – due to w/d of activity)
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Who are at risk for reduced HF EF?
Poor prognosis: older age, male sex, HF-related hospitalization (25% after single hospitalization)
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Reduced EF HF
systolic HF MCC of death – CAD, valvular heart disease, myopathy, congenital heart disease, infection, autoimmune, chronic lung disease
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EF
reduced EF HF
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What does this indicate EKG: abnormality (amyloid disease, A-fib/arrhythmia, acute MI/previous MI, LVH S3 gallop - systolic
HF w/ reduced EF
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Criteria for diagnosis of reduced HFrEF
>/ 1 categories of high-specificity or >/ 3 of intermediate = diagnosis low specificity or 1-2 = exercise test and refer
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How do you treat reduced HF EF?
all 4 pillars - starting dose + work up to goal dose
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preserved HF EF
diastolic HF long standing HTN, valvular heart disease, CAD, cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, aging, endocardial fibroelastosis
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What does this indicate: Precordial palpation often normal S4 gallop - diastolic
preserved EF HF
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EF >/ 50% EKG normal
preserved EF HF
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In order to diagnose HF EF preserved you need -
1+ symptoms of HF LVEF>/50% no apparent other cause score: H2 FPEF 0=unlikely 1-5=intermediate 6-9=highly likely
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H2FPEF
H2 = heavy(BMI>/30), HTN (2), (1) F = A fib (3) P = pulmonary HTN (1) >35 E = elder (1) >60 F = filling pressure (1) velocity and pulm artery pressure >9 by echo
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How do you treat preserved HF EF?
Cardiac rehab + diet = small improvements in exercise tolerance Diuretics for volume overload – loop + low salt diet Class II or III + elevated BNP = SGLT2 inhibitor + mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist Secondary medications: Sacubitril-valsartan ACEI/ARB Beta blocker
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>50% EF
high output EF
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When can holosystolic murmurs MR and TR be heard?
AHF hyponatremia on CMP
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How do you treat advanced HF?
IV loop diuretics, fluid + sodium restriction All conventional therapies employed Referral to advance HF program Palliative care
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What are short term devices for AHF?
Short term devices - intra-aortic balloon pump, percutaneous circulatory assist devices, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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What are long term devices for AHF?
Long term devices - left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) - bridging time for transplant
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What are severe treatments for AHF?
Cardiac transplant – Class IV, cardiogenic shock, not amenable to percutaneous or surgical revascularization, life-threatening arrhythmias unresponsible to therapy CIs: life expectancy <2 years, irreversible pulmonary HTN, severe cerebrovascular disease, substance use, inability to comply
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What do these symptoms indicate: Rapid onset or worsening of symptoms -- Left sided: pulmonary symptoms, progressive dyspnea, cough, rales Right sided: systemic symptoms of abdominal and peripheral congestion
acute decompensated HF
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What can contribute to acute decompensated HF?
Nonadherence to meds, dietary salt, usage of meds that exacerbate HF, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, systemic infection, PE
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What causes acute decompensated HF?
Acute HF – most from worsening of chronic HF but also can occur from ACS, acute valvular dysfunction, hypertensive urgency
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What does this indicate: S3 sound and laterally displaced apex beat Lower extremity edema
acute decompensated HF
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diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure is based on
Signs and symptoms + supported by BNP(>100 or p-BNP >125), CXR, ECG, and doppler
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What does this indicate: Troponin elevated Based on: Signs and symptoms + supported by BNP(>100 or p-BNP >125), CXR, ECG, and doppler CXR: cephalization of flow, Kerley B lines, bat wing appearance, cardiomegaly, pleural effusions, pulmonary edema
acute decompensated HF
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How do you treat acute decompensated HF?
Start with IV loop diuretic (refractory, add thiazide) Decongestion occurred if: Change in weight Improvement in clinical symptoms Predischarge measurement of BNP Oxygen Vasodilators (IV nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside) Inotropic therapy (dopamine, dobutamine)
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High = orthopnea, JVD, PND, S3, pulses alternans, displaced PMI, pulmonary edema, elevated BNP ECHO- <30% LVEF What are these high specificity for?
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction — key for diagnosis