Posts tagged CHF
Heart Failure Part 3: Pharmacotherapy

Ok, so now onto pharmacotherapy - now updated to reflect the 2022 Guidelines!

Last time we talked about signs and symptoms and discussed the Frank-Starling curve. We are going to talk about the agents used in HF and how they affect this curve.

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Heart Failure Part 2: Signs and Symptoms

In our last post, we talked about the hemodynamics of HF. We talked about Right and Left HF as well as Systolic and Diastolic HF (now called HFrEF and HFpEF, respectively).  Now let’s talk about the Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure (HF).

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The ABCs of LVADs for Pharmacists

Heart failure. You’ve got the beta blocker, ACEi/ARB, diuretic triad down pat. You know the mechanisms, the literature, and the monitoring. But what happens when those just aren’t enough? Time to turn to mechanics! But don’t worry, there’s plenty of pharmacotherapy to go around…

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