This document provides information on the approach to heart failure in the intensive care unit. It begins with statistics on the incidence and prevalence of heart failure. It then discusses the morbidity, mortality, definitions, types, etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, compensatory mechanisms, and prognosis of heart failure. Key points include that heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization, the median age of presentation is 76, and the 5-year mortality rate is around 50-60%. Common causes include hypertension, coronary artery disease, and alcohol abuse. The pathophysiology involves an imbalance in preload and afterload. Diagnostic tests include BNP/NT-proBNP levels and echocardiogram. Comp
The document discusses pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary circulation. It covers:
1) The anatomy of the pulmonary circulation including the pulmonary arterial and bronchial circulations.
2) The physiology of the low pressure pulmonary system and how blood flow is regulated.
3) The classifications, causes, signs and symptoms, and imaging manifestations of various types of pulmonary hypertension including pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension due to lung/hypoxic diseases, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary hypertension related to left heart disease.
4) The pathophysiology and histopathological changes seen in different forms of pulmonary hypertension.
This document provides information on congestive cardiac failure (CCF), including its definition, pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations, and management. CCF occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and cannot maintain adequate cardiac output. The pathophysiology involves changes in preload, afterload, and contractility that decrease cardiac output. Compensatory mechanisms initially help but later worsen symptoms. Clinically, CCF presents with dyspnea, edema, elevated JVP, hepatomegaly, and other signs. Investigations include BNP, ECG, echocardiogram. Management focuses on treating the underlying cause, reducing preload/afterload, and improving contractility. Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta
Constrictive pericarditis is caused by scarring and thickening of the pericardium, restricting cardiac filling. It is diagnosed using echocardiography which shows septal bounce, exaggerated mitral inflow, and hepatic vein reversal. While similar to restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis shows increased ventricular interaction and respiratory effects on cardiac physiology. Surgical pericardiectomy is usually required for treatment but is high risk, with post-op complications common. Long-term survival depends on the underlying cause of constriction.
This document defines cardiac failure and heart failure, describes the types and causes, and discusses the pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations, and treatment. Heart failure is a clinical syndrome where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, or can only do so with elevated filling pressures. It can be systolic or diastolic in nature. Common causes include ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, and hypertension. Symptoms include breathlessness, fatigue, and fluid retention. Echocardiography, biomarkers like BNP, and cardiac imaging are used in diagnosis and assessment. Treatment aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and reduce mortality through medications, device therapies, and lifestyle changes.
This document summarizes pulmonary hypertension and its management. It discusses the pulmonary circulation and pressures, types and classification of pulmonary hypertension, pathogenesis involving various molecular pathways, clinical diagnosis using echocardiography, right heart catheterization, and treatment goals and strategies. The main treatment approaches discussed are calcium channel blockers, prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators. The goals of treatment are to palliate symptoms, improve exercise tolerance and right ventricular function, and strive to improve survival rates.
This document provides an overview of pulmonary hypertension (PH), including its definition, classification, mechanisms, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. PH is defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure greater than 25 mm Hg at rest. It is classified into 5 groups based on etiology. Common mechanisms include vasoconstriction, vascular obstruction, increased blood flow, and loss of pulmonary vascular bed. Pathology often involves remodeling of small pulmonary arteries and arterioles. Presentation is usually nonspecific symptoms like dyspnea. Diagnosis involves echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, and ruling out other causes. Treatment includes vasodilators, anticoagulation, diuretics, oxygen supplementation and sometimes
1. Mitral stenosis is most commonly caused by rheumatic fever and results in thickening and calcification of the mitral valve, reducing the valve orifice area and obstructing blood flow from the left atrium to ventricle.
2. The pathophysiology involves elevated left atrial pressure, pulmonary hypertension, and reduced cardiac output. Symptoms range from easy fatigability to pulmonary edema.
3. Physical exam findings include an opening snap, rumbling diastolic murmur, and signs of right heart failure in severe cases. Severity is graded based on orifice area, pulmonary artery pressure, and NYHA functional
This document provides an overview of congenital heart disease (CHD) and anesthesia considerations for CHD. It begins with definitions and classifications of CHD, including acyanotic and cyanotic defects. Specific conditions discussed include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. For each condition, the document outlines etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment considerations.
The document discusses pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary circulation. It covers:
1) The anatomy of the pulmonary circulation including the pulmonary arterial and bronchial circulations.
2) The physiology of the low pressure pulmonary system and how blood flow is regulated.
3) The classifications, causes, signs and symptoms, and imaging manifestations of various types of pulmonary hypertension including pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension due to lung/hypoxic diseases, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary hypertension related to left heart disease.
4) The pathophysiology and histopathological changes seen in different forms of pulmonary hypertension.
This document provides information on congestive cardiac failure (CCF), including its definition, pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations, and management. CCF occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and cannot maintain adequate cardiac output. The pathophysiology involves changes in preload, afterload, and contractility that decrease cardiac output. Compensatory mechanisms initially help but later worsen symptoms. Clinically, CCF presents with dyspnea, edema, elevated JVP, hepatomegaly, and other signs. Investigations include BNP, ECG, echocardiogram. Management focuses on treating the underlying cause, reducing preload/afterload, and improving contractility. Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta
Constrictive pericarditis is caused by scarring and thickening of the pericardium, restricting cardiac filling. It is diagnosed using echocardiography which shows septal bounce, exaggerated mitral inflow, and hepatic vein reversal. While similar to restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis shows increased ventricular interaction and respiratory effects on cardiac physiology. Surgical pericardiectomy is usually required for treatment but is high risk, with post-op complications common. Long-term survival depends on the underlying cause of constriction.
This document defines cardiac failure and heart failure, describes the types and causes, and discusses the pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations, and treatment. Heart failure is a clinical syndrome where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, or can only do so with elevated filling pressures. It can be systolic or diastolic in nature. Common causes include ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, and hypertension. Symptoms include breathlessness, fatigue, and fluid retention. Echocardiography, biomarkers like BNP, and cardiac imaging are used in diagnosis and assessment. Treatment aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and reduce mortality through medications, device therapies, and lifestyle changes.
This document summarizes pulmonary hypertension and its management. It discusses the pulmonary circulation and pressures, types and classification of pulmonary hypertension, pathogenesis involving various molecular pathways, clinical diagnosis using echocardiography, right heart catheterization, and treatment goals and strategies. The main treatment approaches discussed are calcium channel blockers, prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators. The goals of treatment are to palliate symptoms, improve exercise tolerance and right ventricular function, and strive to improve survival rates.
This document provides an overview of pulmonary hypertension (PH), including its definition, classification, mechanisms, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. PH is defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure greater than 25 mm Hg at rest. It is classified into 5 groups based on etiology. Common mechanisms include vasoconstriction, vascular obstruction, increased blood flow, and loss of pulmonary vascular bed. Pathology often involves remodeling of small pulmonary arteries and arterioles. Presentation is usually nonspecific symptoms like dyspnea. Diagnosis involves echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, and ruling out other causes. Treatment includes vasodilators, anticoagulation, diuretics, oxygen supplementation and sometimes
1. Mitral stenosis is most commonly caused by rheumatic fever and results in thickening and calcification of the mitral valve, reducing the valve orifice area and obstructing blood flow from the left atrium to ventricle.
2. The pathophysiology involves elevated left atrial pressure, pulmonary hypertension, and reduced cardiac output. Symptoms range from easy fatigability to pulmonary edema.
3. Physical exam findings include an opening snap, rumbling diastolic murmur, and signs of right heart failure in severe cases. Severity is graded based on orifice area, pulmonary artery pressure, and NYHA functional
This document provides an overview of congenital heart disease (CHD) and anesthesia considerations for CHD. It begins with definitions and classifications of CHD, including acyanotic and cyanotic defects. Specific conditions discussed include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. For each condition, the document outlines etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment considerations.
This document presents the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with symptoms of easy fatigability, abdominal discomfort, lower extremity edema, and breathlessness on exertion. Physical examination revealed cachexia, elevated jugular venous pressure, pitting edema, hepatomegaly, and elevated heart rate and respiratory rate. Initial testing suggested right heart failure and differentials included constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy. Further testing including echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, and CT scan established a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis based on findings of pericardial thickening and equalization of diastolic pressures between the right and left ventricles
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including its prevalence, mortality rates, causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and prehospital management. Some key points:
- CHF affects over 5 million Americans and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular heart disease.
- Pathophysiologically, CHF occurs when the heart cannot pump sufficiently due to problems with preload, afterload, contractility, or valves. This back pressures blood and causes fluid overload.
- Clinical presentations include dyspnea, edema, fatigue, and signs of fluid overload. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary edema while
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans and causes hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged.
- Symptoms of CHF include shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling of the legs/ankles, and potentially sudden death in severe cases.
- CHF occurs when the heart fails to pump sufficiently due to conditions like coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart attacks, or valvular heart disease. This puts strain on the heart and can lead to fluid buildup in the lungs or other organs.
This document discusses fetal circulation and several congenital heart defects that can occur, including their pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment. It begins by describing the normal fetal circulation, where oxygenated blood from the placenta travels through the umbilical vein, ductus venosus, and foramen ovale to supply the fetus. It then covers several defects: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. For each, it provides an overview of how blood flow is disrupted, typical signs and symptoms, and treatment approaches like surgery, catheterization, or medication management.
Mr. Surendra Sharma discusses several congenital heart diseases including their definitions, causes, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluations, and management. He provides details on ventricular septal defect (VSD), atrial septal defect (ASD), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries, coarctation of the aorta, and pulmonary stenosis. The document contains in-depth information on the incidence, characteristics, and treatment of these common congenital heart conditions.
This document defines and describes heart failure, its causes, forms, and pathophysiology. Heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. It is most often caused by impaired contractility from conditions like ischemic heart disease or cardiomyopathy. Heart failure can present as systolic or diastolic dysfunction and can affect the left or right ventricle. The body undergoes adaptive and maladaptive changes like neurohormonal activation to try to maintain cardiac output as heart function declines.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects approximately 4.9 million Americans and is responsible for over 250,000 deaths per year in the US.
- Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, infections, and diabetes.
- Signs and symptoms depend on whether it is left ventricular failure (pulmonary edema) or right ventricular failure (peripheral edema), but may include dyspnea, fatigue, edema, and elevated jugular venous pressure.
- Treatment focuses on reducing workload on the heart through vasodilators, diuretics, and inotropic medications to improve contractility.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans annually and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged despite increased research funding.
- Symptoms of CHF can include difficulty breathing, swelling, and fatigue. Treatment focuses on medications and lifestyle changes to reduce strain on the heart and manage symptoms.
- Proper assessment and management of CHF in the prehospital setting aims to relieve symptoms and reduce cardiac workload through rest, oxygen, medications, and reassurance.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans annually and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged despite increased research funding.
- Symptoms of CHF can include difficulty breathing, swelling, and fatigue. Treatment focuses on medications and lifestyle changes to reduce strain on the heart and manage symptoms.
- Proper assessment and management of CHF in the prehospital setting aims to relieve symptoms and reduce cardiac workload through rest, oxygen, medications, and reassurance.
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. It can result from conditions that weaken the heart muscle such as coronary artery disease or hypertension.
The document defines heart failure and describes its prevalence increasing with age and being higher in males than females aged 40-75. Symptoms of left ventricular failure include breathing difficulties, cough, and leg swelling while right ventricular failure symptoms include abdominal swelling and pain.
Signs include elevated jugular venous pressure, lung crackles, edema, hepatomegaly, and murmurs. Precipitating factors include infection, medications, thyroid issues, and arrhythmias. Diagnostic tests include chest x-ray, echocardiogram
A presentation by Ulf Thilén at the 2017 meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Anaestesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.
All available content from SSAI2017: https://scanfoam.org/ssai2017/
Delivered in collaboration between scanFOAM, SSAI & SFAI.
Truncus arteriosus is a congenital heart defect where there is a single arterial trunk exiting the heart, giving rise to the pulmonary artery, aorta, and coronary arteries. This occurs when normal septation of the embryonic bulbar trunk fails to occur. Blood from the two ventricles mixes in the common trunk, resulting in decreased oxygen levels. Surgical repair is needed to separate pulmonary and systemic blood flow and close the ventricular septal defect. Without repair, complications like congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension can develop.
A 22-year-old male presented with complaints of easy fatigability, abdominal discomfort, leg swelling, and shortness of breath with exertion over the past 6-8 months. Examination found edema, elevated jugular venous pressure, hepatomegaly, and cachexia. Testing showed elevated liver enzymes and BNP. Echocardiogram demonstrated thickened pericardium with ventricular interdependence and equal diastolic pressures, consistent with constrictive pericarditis. The patient was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis likely due to a prior unknown infection or inflammatory process causing thickening and scarring of the pericardium.
This document discusses heart failure, including its classification, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, investigations, and clinical syndromes. It describes how heart failure occurs when the heart is overloaded or the heart muscle is disordered. It discusses the neuroendocrine and cellular changes that occur in heart failure and how this impacts fluid retention, circulatory pressures, and organ function. Specifically, it outlines the features of left heart failure including common causes, symptoms of pulmonary congestion, physical exam findings, investigations such as echocardiography and natriuretic peptide levels, and how to differentiate it from other conditions like pulmonary disease.
This document discusses congestive heart failure (CHF), including its prevalence, mortality rates, causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and management challenges. Some key points:
- CHF affects millions of Americans and hospitalization rates are high, with 5-year mortality rates around 50-60%. Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular heart disease.
- Pathophysiology involves an imbalance in cardiac preload and afterload leading to inadequate cardiac output. Neurohormonal activation also occurs as a compensatory mechanism.
- Clinical presentation depends on whether left or right ventricular failure predominates. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary edema while right ventricular failure causes peripheral edema.
This document discusses the cardiovascular system and heart failure. It provides details on diagnostic tests related to the cardiovascular system including complete blood count, coagulation tests, and chest x-rays. It then covers symptoms of heart failure such as dyspnea, edema, fatigue, and chest pain. The causes, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of left and right heart failure are summarized.
The document provides information on pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary circulation. It discusses:
1) The pulmonary circulation begins at the right ventricle and ends at the left atrium, transporting the entire cardiac output to the lungs. It has low resistance and high compliance.
2) Pulmonary artery pressures are normally lower than systemic pressures, with mean pulmonary artery pressure around 10-12 mmHg.
3) Pulmonary vascular resistance is low due to a balance of vasodilator and vasoconstrictor prostaglandins. Resistance primarily occurs in small arteries and arterioles.
4) Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure over 25 mmHg at rest. Its causes
The document discusses pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary circulation. It provides details on:
1) The anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary circulation and how it differs from the systemic circulation with lower pressures and resistance.
2) The pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension including abnormalities in the endothelium, smooth muscle cells, and vascular remodeling in different types.
3) Clinical definitions of pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and evaluation tools like echocardiogram, CT, right heart catheterization.
4) Treatment involves vasodilators, diuretics, calcium channel blockers and general measures depending on the severity and type of pulmonary hypertension.
This document discusses the pathophysiology of heart failure. It begins by defining heart failure and describing its causes. It then explains the body's compensatory mechanisms in response to reduced cardiac output, such as activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and sympathetic nervous system. Over time, these compensatory responses can worsen the heart's condition through cardiac remodeling. The document further describes the types of heart failure based on factors like ejection fraction and the side of the heart affected. It concludes by covering the clinical presentation and diagnosis of heart failure.
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition where the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
- It affects millions of Americans and is a leading cause of hospitalization among those over age 65.
- CHF can be caused by conditions that damage or weaken the heart such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Symptoms of CHF include shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling in the legs, ankles or feet from fluid buildup.
This document discusses the stages, phenotypes, and treatment of heart failure. It describes:
1) The stages of heart failure from A to D, with stages C and D involving structural changes and previous or current symptoms where drug therapies are routinely used.
2) The phenotypes of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) along with their respective treatment goals.
3) The pharmacological management of stage C HFrEF which involves the routine use of diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and aldosterone antagonists to control symptoms, improve quality of life, and reduce mortality and hospitalizations.
This document discusses biomarkers for the diagnosis of heart failure, specifically B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro BNP. BNP is released mainly from the heart in response to increased wall stress and its levels correlate with the severity of heart failure. Studies have shown N-terminal pro BNP to have similar diagnostic accuracy to BNP for heart failure in emergency room settings and for investigating dyspnea. The levels of these natriuretic peptides are increased in certain conditions like aging, acute coronary syndrome, and renal failure, and decreased in others such as obesity and burnt out cardiomyopathy. Their interpretation requires consideration of clinical history and features in addition to renal function and obesity.
This document presents the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with symptoms of easy fatigability, abdominal discomfort, lower extremity edema, and breathlessness on exertion. Physical examination revealed cachexia, elevated jugular venous pressure, pitting edema, hepatomegaly, and elevated heart rate and respiratory rate. Initial testing suggested right heart failure and differentials included constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy. Further testing including echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, and CT scan established a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis based on findings of pericardial thickening and equalization of diastolic pressures between the right and left ventricles
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including its prevalence, mortality rates, causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and prehospital management. Some key points:
- CHF affects over 5 million Americans and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular heart disease.
- Pathophysiologically, CHF occurs when the heart cannot pump sufficiently due to problems with preload, afterload, contractility, or valves. This back pressures blood and causes fluid overload.
- Clinical presentations include dyspnea, edema, fatigue, and signs of fluid overload. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary edema while
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans and causes hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged.
- Symptoms of CHF include shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling of the legs/ankles, and potentially sudden death in severe cases.
- CHF occurs when the heart fails to pump sufficiently due to conditions like coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart attacks, or valvular heart disease. This puts strain on the heart and can lead to fluid buildup in the lungs or other organs.
This document discusses fetal circulation and several congenital heart defects that can occur, including their pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment. It begins by describing the normal fetal circulation, where oxygenated blood from the placenta travels through the umbilical vein, ductus venosus, and foramen ovale to supply the fetus. It then covers several defects: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. For each, it provides an overview of how blood flow is disrupted, typical signs and symptoms, and treatment approaches like surgery, catheterization, or medication management.
Mr. Surendra Sharma discusses several congenital heart diseases including their definitions, causes, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluations, and management. He provides details on ventricular septal defect (VSD), atrial septal defect (ASD), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries, coarctation of the aorta, and pulmonary stenosis. The document contains in-depth information on the incidence, characteristics, and treatment of these common congenital heart conditions.
This document defines and describes heart failure, its causes, forms, and pathophysiology. Heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. It is most often caused by impaired contractility from conditions like ischemic heart disease or cardiomyopathy. Heart failure can present as systolic or diastolic dysfunction and can affect the left or right ventricle. The body undergoes adaptive and maladaptive changes like neurohormonal activation to try to maintain cardiac output as heart function declines.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects approximately 4.9 million Americans and is responsible for over 250,000 deaths per year in the US.
- Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, infections, and diabetes.
- Signs and symptoms depend on whether it is left ventricular failure (pulmonary edema) or right ventricular failure (peripheral edema), but may include dyspnea, fatigue, edema, and elevated jugular venous pressure.
- Treatment focuses on reducing workload on the heart through vasodilators, diuretics, and inotropic medications to improve contractility.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans annually and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged despite increased research funding.
- Symptoms of CHF can include difficulty breathing, swelling, and fatigue. Treatment focuses on medications and lifestyle changes to reduce strain on the heart and manage symptoms.
- Proper assessment and management of CHF in the prehospital setting aims to relieve symptoms and reduce cardiac workload through rest, oxygen, medications, and reassurance.
This document provides information on congestive heart failure (CHF), including:
- CHF affects millions of Americans annually and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death. Survival rates have remained largely unchanged despite increased research funding.
- Symptoms of CHF can include difficulty breathing, swelling, and fatigue. Treatment focuses on medications and lifestyle changes to reduce strain on the heart and manage symptoms.
- Proper assessment and management of CHF in the prehospital setting aims to relieve symptoms and reduce cardiac workload through rest, oxygen, medications, and reassurance.
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. It can result from conditions that weaken the heart muscle such as coronary artery disease or hypertension.
The document defines heart failure and describes its prevalence increasing with age and being higher in males than females aged 40-75. Symptoms of left ventricular failure include breathing difficulties, cough, and leg swelling while right ventricular failure symptoms include abdominal swelling and pain.
Signs include elevated jugular venous pressure, lung crackles, edema, hepatomegaly, and murmurs. Precipitating factors include infection, medications, thyroid issues, and arrhythmias. Diagnostic tests include chest x-ray, echocardiogram
A presentation by Ulf Thilén at the 2017 meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Anaestesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.
All available content from SSAI2017: https://scanfoam.org/ssai2017/
Delivered in collaboration between scanFOAM, SSAI & SFAI.
Truncus arteriosus is a congenital heart defect where there is a single arterial trunk exiting the heart, giving rise to the pulmonary artery, aorta, and coronary arteries. This occurs when normal septation of the embryonic bulbar trunk fails to occur. Blood from the two ventricles mixes in the common trunk, resulting in decreased oxygen levels. Surgical repair is needed to separate pulmonary and systemic blood flow and close the ventricular septal defect. Without repair, complications like congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension can develop.
A 22-year-old male presented with complaints of easy fatigability, abdominal discomfort, leg swelling, and shortness of breath with exertion over the past 6-8 months. Examination found edema, elevated jugular venous pressure, hepatomegaly, and cachexia. Testing showed elevated liver enzymes and BNP. Echocardiogram demonstrated thickened pericardium with ventricular interdependence and equal diastolic pressures, consistent with constrictive pericarditis. The patient was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis likely due to a prior unknown infection or inflammatory process causing thickening and scarring of the pericardium.
This document discusses heart failure, including its classification, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, investigations, and clinical syndromes. It describes how heart failure occurs when the heart is overloaded or the heart muscle is disordered. It discusses the neuroendocrine and cellular changes that occur in heart failure and how this impacts fluid retention, circulatory pressures, and organ function. Specifically, it outlines the features of left heart failure including common causes, symptoms of pulmonary congestion, physical exam findings, investigations such as echocardiography and natriuretic peptide levels, and how to differentiate it from other conditions like pulmonary disease.
This document discusses congestive heart failure (CHF), including its prevalence, mortality rates, causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and management challenges. Some key points:
- CHF affects millions of Americans and hospitalization rates are high, with 5-year mortality rates around 50-60%. Common causes include coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular heart disease.
- Pathophysiology involves an imbalance in cardiac preload and afterload leading to inadequate cardiac output. Neurohormonal activation also occurs as a compensatory mechanism.
- Clinical presentation depends on whether left or right ventricular failure predominates. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary edema while right ventricular failure causes peripheral edema.
This document discusses the cardiovascular system and heart failure. It provides details on diagnostic tests related to the cardiovascular system including complete blood count, coagulation tests, and chest x-rays. It then covers symptoms of heart failure such as dyspnea, edema, fatigue, and chest pain. The causes, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of left and right heart failure are summarized.
The document provides information on pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary circulation. It discusses:
1) The pulmonary circulation begins at the right ventricle and ends at the left atrium, transporting the entire cardiac output to the lungs. It has low resistance and high compliance.
2) Pulmonary artery pressures are normally lower than systemic pressures, with mean pulmonary artery pressure around 10-12 mmHg.
3) Pulmonary vascular resistance is low due to a balance of vasodilator and vasoconstrictor prostaglandins. Resistance primarily occurs in small arteries and arterioles.
4) Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure over 25 mmHg at rest. Its causes
The document discusses pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary circulation. It provides details on:
1) The anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary circulation and how it differs from the systemic circulation with lower pressures and resistance.
2) The pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension including abnormalities in the endothelium, smooth muscle cells, and vascular remodeling in different types.
3) Clinical definitions of pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and evaluation tools like echocardiogram, CT, right heart catheterization.
4) Treatment involves vasodilators, diuretics, calcium channel blockers and general measures depending on the severity and type of pulmonary hypertension.
This document discusses the pathophysiology of heart failure. It begins by defining heart failure and describing its causes. It then explains the body's compensatory mechanisms in response to reduced cardiac output, such as activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and sympathetic nervous system. Over time, these compensatory responses can worsen the heart's condition through cardiac remodeling. The document further describes the types of heart failure based on factors like ejection fraction and the side of the heart affected. It concludes by covering the clinical presentation and diagnosis of heart failure.
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition where the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
- It affects millions of Americans and is a leading cause of hospitalization among those over age 65.
- CHF can be caused by conditions that damage or weaken the heart such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Symptoms of CHF include shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling in the legs, ankles or feet from fluid buildup.
This document discusses the stages, phenotypes, and treatment of heart failure. It describes:
1) The stages of heart failure from A to D, with stages C and D involving structural changes and previous or current symptoms where drug therapies are routinely used.
2) The phenotypes of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) along with their respective treatment goals.
3) The pharmacological management of stage C HFrEF which involves the routine use of diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and aldosterone antagonists to control symptoms, improve quality of life, and reduce mortality and hospitalizations.
This document discusses biomarkers for the diagnosis of heart failure, specifically B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro BNP. BNP is released mainly from the heart in response to increased wall stress and its levels correlate with the severity of heart failure. Studies have shown N-terminal pro BNP to have similar diagnostic accuracy to BNP for heart failure in emergency room settings and for investigating dyspnea. The levels of these natriuretic peptides are increased in certain conditions like aging, acute coronary syndrome, and renal failure, and decreased in others such as obesity and burnt out cardiomyopathy. Their interpretation requires consideration of clinical history and features in addition to renal function and obesity.
1) Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is difficult to diagnose but can be life-threatening, with mortality rates around 30% in haemodynamically unstable patients.
2) PTE is a common cardiovascular emergency caused by emboli blocking pulmonary arteries, and has high morbidity and mortality rates.
3) Autopsy studies have found PTE to be the actual cause of death in up to 15% of hospitalized patients and the leading cause of unexpected in-hospital deaths.
1) The document discusses various echocardiography techniques to assess fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients, including measuring changes in stroke volume, velocity time integral, and inferior vena cava diameter and collapsibility in response to passive leg raises or mini-fluid boluses.
2) Key techniques mentioned are measuring stroke volume variation (SVV) or pulse pressure variation (PPV), which can predict fluid responsiveness if above 12%, and observing changes in velocity time integral during end-expiratory and end-inspiratory occlusion tests, with a change over 13% predicting a fluid response.
3) Measuring inferior vena cava collapsibility or distensibility is also discussed, with values
Haemodynamic monitoring assesses global and regional tissue perfusion by combining clinical examination, monitoring devices, and lab results. It can be approached in steps: initial clinical assessment and basic monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation; preload monitoring including jugular venous pressure and fluid responsiveness testing; and more advanced monitoring of cardiac output, contractility, and tissue perfusion using tools like pulmonary artery catheters. Invasive arterial pressure monitoring is indicated for unstable vital signs, vasopressor use, or frequent blood draws and provides continuous blood pressure readings using an arterial catheter.
This document discusses various intravenous induction agents used in anesthesia. It begins by providing an overview of the ideal properties of IV induction drugs and then discusses the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, effects on organ systems, uses, doses and complications of specific drugs - barbiturates, propofol, ketamine and etomidate. It also presents several case scenarios and asks which IV induction drug would be most appropriate in each case. The document aims to educate attendees on the properties and appropriate uses of common IV induction agents.
The document discusses various types of arrhythmias that may occur during anesthesia including narrow and broad complex arrhythmias. It defines arrhythmia and outlines the conduction pathways in the heart. For narrow complex arrhythmias it describes sinus arrhythmias, premature atrial contractions, sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, junctional tachycardia, atrial flutter and fibrillation. For broad complex arrhythmias it covers ventricular ectopy, ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. Management strategies are provided for selected arrhythmias.
This document provides guidelines for holding and restarting various anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications before, during, and after procedures involving neuraxial catheters. It lists medications such as heparin, warfarin, low molecular weight heparins, direct thrombin inhibitors, and others along with recommended hold times and when to restart each medication. It also includes each medication's mechanism of action and half-life.
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2. Statistics
Leading cause of hospitalization
The incidence: 1 in 1000 population per year;
increasing by about 10% every year. In >85y incidence
is 10 cases per 1000.
The prevalence ranges from 3-20 cases per 1000
population
Overall prevalence- developed country-2%
Prevalence in Age> 65yrs – 6-10%
The male to female ratio is about 2:1.
The median age of presentation is 76 years.
The prevalence of heart failure is increasing
because of the improved treatment of coronary heart
disease
Developed country – risk of HF by 49yrs of age
ONE IN FIVE
3. Morbidity/Mortality
Approximately 30-40% of patients with CHF are hospitalized each
year.
50% of patients with heart failure over a 4-year period will die of
the disease
287,000 people die annually of heart failure
40% of patient’s admitted to the hospital die or are readmitted
within 1 year
• The 5 year mortality after Dx was reported as 60% in men and
45% in women
• Median survival of 3.2 years for men, and 5.4 years for women,
post diagnosis.
• The most common cause of death is progressive heart failure,
but sudden death may account for up to 45% of all deaths.
• Patients with coexisting IDDM have a significantly higher
mortality rate.
4. Definition
Persistent NYHA functional class IIIB or IV symptoms that limit daily
activities and occur despite adequate pharmacologic treatment and is
usually associated with a left ventricular ejection fracture below 30%
The heart’s inability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s oxygen
and nutrient demands
5. ESC guidelines (2016)
HFREf vs HFmrEf vs HFpEf
based on ejection fraction + symptoms & signs(Framingham criteria)
8. Types
Systolic (pumping problem)—inability of the heart to contract
to provide enough blood flow forward
Diastolic (filling problem)—inability of the left ventricle to relax
normally, resulting in fluid back up into the lungs
Left-sided—inability of the left ventricle to pump enough blood,
causing fluid back up into the lungs
Right-sided—inefficient pumping of the right side of the heart,
causing fluid buildup in the abdomen, legs, and feet
10. The BERNHEIM EFFECT occurs when
left heart failure and left ventricular
hypertrophy causes the interventricular
septum to bulge towards the right
ventricle causing right heart failure that
sometimes precedes left heart failure.
This classically occurs in aortic valve
stenosis.
The REVERSE BERNHEIM EFFECT
occurs when there is right ventricular
pressure and volume overload that
results in the interventricular septum
bulging toward the left ventricle
causing left ventricular diastolic
impairment.
11. Acute vs. Chronic
Acute—an emergency situation in which a patient was completely
asymptomatic before the onset of heart failure; seen in acute heart
injury such as MI
Chronic—long-term syndrome in which a patient exhibits symptoms
over a long period of time, usually as a result of a preexisting cardiac
condition
12.
13.
14.
15. Etiology
Most common causes
Hypertension (mc comorbidity)
HFrEF- mc cause CAD
Alcohol abuse(80gms of
alcohol/day for 5-10yrs)
dilated cardiomyopathy
Non-cardiac diseases causing high-
output cardiac failure
Anaemia(mc HOS)
Obesity(mc HOS causing hf)
Thyrotoxicosis
Chronic lung diseases
Cirrhosis
Vit B def(beri beri)
Myeloproliferative disorder
Septicaemia
Paget's disease of bone
Arteriovenous fistulae
The activity of erythrocyte transketolase
induced by thiamine pyrophosphate and
normalized to age of the patient is a
marker of thiamine metabolism
disturbances with pathological
consequences in the central and
peripheral nervous system.
High o/p states are seldom
responsible for HF, but their
development in the presence
of underlying cardiovascular
disease can precipitate HF
Obesity-31%
Liver disease-23%
Av fistula- 23%
Lung disease- 16%
Myeloproliferative
disorder-8%
Obesity paradox-obese pt
with HF have btr prognosis
than pt with low or normal
BMI
16.
17. Pathophysiology
Summarized as an imbalance in Starlings forces or an imbalance in
the degree of end-diastolic fiber stretch proportional to the
systolic mechanical work.
When the capacity of the lymphatic drainage is exceeded, liquid
accumulates in the interstitial spaces surrounding the bronchioles
and lung vasculature, thus creating CHF.
When increased fluid and pressure cause tracking into the
interstitial space around the alveoli and disruption of alveolar
membrane junctions, fluid floods the alveoli and leads to
pulmonary edema
18.
19. Preload—
The amount of
blood the heart
must pump with
each beat
Determined by:
Venous return
to heart
Accompanying
stretch of the
muscle fibers
Increasing
preload
increase stroke
volume in normal
heart
Increasing
preload
impaired heart
decreased SV.
Blood is trapped
chamber
enlargement
Afterload—
The pressure that
must be
overcome for the
heart to pump
blood into the
arterial system.
Dependent on the
systemic vascular
resistance
With increased
afterload, the
heart muscles
must work harder
to overcome the
constricted
vascular bed
chamber
enlargement
Increasing the
afterload will
eventually
decrease the
cardiac output.
20. Other Conditions That Contribute to
Heart Failure
Increased metabolic rate
Iron overload
Hypoxia
Severe anemia
Electrolyte abnormalities
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Diabetes
21.
22. LV Failure with PE
• Left ventricle fails as an effective forward pump
• Back pressure of blood into the pulmonary circulation
• Pulmonary edema
• Left atrial pressure rises
• Increased pressure in the pulmonary veins and capillaries
• When pressure becomes to high, the fluid portion of the blood
is forced into the alveoli.
• Decreased oxygenation capacity of the lungs
23. Signs and symptoms
Unexplained cough
Low oxygen saturation
Cyanosis
Diaphoresis
Third heart sound(S3)
Reduced urine output
Severe resp. distress
(orthopnea, dyspnea, PND)
Severe apprehension, agitation,
confusion
Dizziness and light-headedness
Fatigue and weakness
Pulmonary congestion
Rales—especially at the bases.
Rhonchi—associated with fluid
in the larger airways
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. Jugular Venous Distention—not
directly related to LVF.
Comes from back pressure building
from right heart into venous
circulation
Vital Signs—
Significant increase in sympathetic
discharge to compensate.
BP—elevated
Pulse rate—elevated to compensate
for decreased stroke volume.
Respirations—rapid and labored
RAP = 5+JVP
1.36
(1.36 converts venous pressure in
cmH2O to mmHg)
5 is the JVP up to the angle of louis
Calculate the estimated RAP if jvp
is found to be 10cm?
• 11mmHg
• 12mmHg
• 13mmHg
• 14mmHg
29. The classic ‘a, c, v’ pattern may not always be obvious.
JVP CLASSIC TRACE-
systole diastole
32. KUSSMAUL’S SIGN
-Mean JVP increases
during inspiration
• Constrictive pericarditis
• RV infarction
• Severe RHF
• Restrictive
cardiomyopathy
• Impaired RV compliance
ABDOMINAL-JUGULAR REFLUX
• Hepatojugular reflux- RONDOT(1898)
• Done In patient suspected to be in RHF but no raised JVP(incipient RHF)
• Apply firm pressure to periumbilical region 30-60sec(right upper quadrant)
• Normally JVP rises transiently to <1cm while abdominal pressure is continued.
• If JVP remains elevated >3cm in venous pressure for atleast 15sec after resumption of
spontaneous respiration – positive AJR
• Abd compression forces venous blood into thorax
• A failing/dilated RV is not able to receive venous return without rise in mean venous
pressure.
• Predicts HF and pcwp >15 mmHg
• Not usefull if Valsalva/breath holding
• Positive AJR – RVF/TR/COPD
33. Right HF
Etiology
Acute MI—
Inferior MI
Pulmonary disease
COPD, fibrosis, HTN
Cardiac disease involving the left
or both ventricles
Results from LVF
Pathophysiology
Decreased right-sided cardiac
output or increased pulmonary
vascular resistance increased
right vent. Pressures.
As pressures rise, this increased
pressure in the right atrium and
venous system
Higher right atrium pressures
JVP
34. • In the peripheral veins, pressures rise and the capillary pressures
increase, hydrostatic pressure exceeds that of interstitial
pressure.
• Fluid leaks from the capillaries into the surrounding tissues causing
peripheral edema
35.
36.
37. History of HF is the most
useful historical
parameter(Sn60% and
Sp90%)-tintinalli’s EM
Most specific symptoms
are
1. PND
2. Orthopnoea
3. Oedema
Abdominal-jugular reflex
and JVP are the only 2
signs other than S3
which is diagnostic.
46. In men, the 1-year survival rate
was 7% and the 5-year survival
rate was 35%.
In women, the 1- and 5-year
survival rates were 88% and 53%,
respectively
48. Diagnostic Tests
Medical history and physical exam
Brain natriuretic peptide measurement
Lab tests: complete blood cell count, metabolic panel, liver
function studies, and urinalysis
Other tests: thyroid function tests and fasting lipid profile
49.
50.
51. • B-type natriuretic peptide, also called brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), was first
described in 1988 after isolation from porcine brain.
• However, it was soon found to originate mainly from the heart, representing a cardiac
hormone.
• Major source of BNP synthesis and secretion is the ventricular myocardium.
• Small amounts of BNP are stored in granules and rapid gene expression with de novo
synthesis of the peptide is the underlying mechanism for the regulation of BNP
secretion
54. N-terminal pro BNP has a diagnostic accuracy similar
to that of BNP.
N-terminal proBNP Investigation of Dyspnoea in the
Emergency department (PRIDE) study and
The International Collaboration of NT-proBNP
(ICON) study
The diagnostic role of NT-proBNP in patients presenting
with the cardinal symptom of shortness of breath has been
established.
In these studies, a cut-off value for NTpro BNP of 300
pg/ml to exclude heart failure was determined.
55.
56.
57.
58. FOR HFpEF AND OTHER HF - BNP>35pg/ml AND NT-proBNP
>125pg/ml – ESC 2021 GUIDELINES
61. Caveats in using Natriuretic peptide
levels
Other causes
• Pulmonary hypertension , RV dysfunction secondary to pulmonary embolism, and
cor pulmonale.
• Interpret with History and clinical features of HF/Prior diuretic use
62. Causes for Elevated
Natriuretic Peptide Levels
Cardiac Noncardiac
Heart failure, including RV
syndromes
Acute coronary syndrome
Heart muscle disease, including
LVH
Valvular heart disease
Pericardial disease
Atrial fibrillation
Myocarditis
Cardiac surgery
Cardioversion
Advancing age
Anemia
Renal failure
Pulmonary causes: obstructive
sleep apnea, severe pneumonia,
pulmonary hypertension
Critical illness
Bacterial sepsis
Severe burns
Toxic-metabolic insults, including
cancer chemotherapy and
envenomation
63. Renal disease
Cut-off concentrations for detecting HF to be raised
when estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is <
60 ml/min.
No additional adjustment seems necessary for NT-
proBNP once using age-adjusted rule in cut off.
For BNP, the effect of renal dysfunction overall is
smaller, and increasing the rule-out cut-off to 200
pg/mL rather than 100 pg/mL seems sufficient.
64. OBESITY
Concentrations of BNP, NT-proBNP and are lower in
obese persons (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) both with and
without HF.
This may be due to suppression of the bnp gene by
circulating factors such as androgens that produced
by adipose tissue.
To optimize diagnostic accuracy, lowering the
established cut-off concentrations by up to 50% in
obese patients is reasonable.
65.
66. OTHER
Diagnostic Tests
Echocardiogram to assess
ejection fraction (LVEF)-
most imp parameter
Chest X-ray(KERLEY LINES)
ECG
Cardiac stress test
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac computed
tomography scan or
magnetic resonance
imaging
Radionuclide ventriculography
Ambulatory ECG monitoring
(Holter monitor)
Pulmonary function tests
Heart biopsy
Exercise testing (6-minute walk)
CARDIAC MRI- gold standard for
LV mass and volume assessment
67.
68.
69. A diagnosis of diastolic heart failure requires the
presence of all the following features:
The presence of symptoms or signs of heart
failure.
The presence of normal or slightly reduced left
ventricular (LV) systolic function.
Evidence of abnormal LV relaxation and filling,
diastolic distensibility, and diastolic stiffness.
The second feature is readily diagnosed by routine
echocardiography. The third, however, can only be
diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography, which is
not routinely available, or by cardiac
catheterization.
70. Differential Diagnosis
Other causes of shortness of breath on exertion - e.g. pulmonary
disease, obesity, unfitness, volume overload from renal failure or
nephrotic syndrome, angina, anxiety.
Other causes of peripheral oedema - e.g. dependent oedema,
nephrotic syndrome.
Non-cardiac diseases causing high-output cardiac failure
71. Mc cause of death in NYHA2- sudden cardiac arrest
Mc cause of death in NYHA4- progressive pump failure
72. Prognostic Features
Demographic: Advanced age, sex, Ischemic etiology
Symptoms: NYHA class IV, Syncope
Signs: Chronic S3, Right heart Failure, ↑ JVP, Mod-Severe MR/TR
Laboratory: Na+, Creatinine, Anemia, Cardiothoracic Ratio, LVEDD
ECG: QRS or QT prolongation, NSVT, VT
Hemodynamic: LVEF, PCWP, CI
Excersice: 6 MWT, Peak VO2
Neurohormonal: Plasma Norepinephrine, ANP, BNP
73. A total of 245 prevalent heart failure cases (88 men, 157 women) were identified
at baseline in the Rotterdam Study.
In the remaining study population (n=7734), we identified 725 incident cases of heart
failure (335 men, 390 women), of whom 673 were classified as definite, and 52 as
probable cases.
5 yr mortality- 50%
74. Staging & Severity
After all data are gathered, cause and classification can be
determined and an appropriate treatment plan
Two well-accepted classification systems used: ACC/AHA stages of
heart failure and NYHA functional classifications
75. NYHA Grading
Not used unless heart
disease is present.
1 year mortality rate:
Class I - <5%
Class II – 10-15%
Class III – 20-30%
Class IV – 30-70%
Orthopnoea is
included in NYHA
and not PND
NYHA vs WHO-FC
FDPA vs FDSA
76. Classification of Heart Failure
ACCF/AHA Stages of HF
A At high risk for HF but without structural heart disease or symptoms of HF.
B Structural heart disease but without signs or symptoms of HF.
C Structural heart disease with prior or current symptoms of HF.
D Refractory HF requiring specialized interventions.
77.
78. Clinical Events and Findings
Useful for Identifying Patients With
Advanced HF
Repeated (≥2) hospitalizations or ED visits for HF in the past year
Progressive deterioration in renal function (e.g., rise in BUN and creatinine)
Weight loss without other cause (e.g., cardiac cachexia)
Intolerance to ACE inhibitors due to hypotension and/or worsening renal function
Intolerance to beta blockers due to worsening HF or hypotension
Frequent systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg
Persistent dyspnea with dressing or bathing requiring rest
Inability to walk 1 block on the level ground due to dyspnea or fatigue
Recent need to escalate diuretics to maintain volume status, often reaching daily
furosemide equivalent dose >160 mg/d and/or use of supplemental metolazone therapy
Progressive decline in serum sodium, usually to <133 mEq/L
Frequent ICD shocks
Adapted from Russell et al. Congest Heart Fail. 2008;14:316-21.