Medical Treatment of Heart Failure

Cardiology

Video course

by Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Do you know what combination of diuretic, ACE inhibitor or ARB, and beta-blocker is best for your patient with heart failure? You will master the appropriate ACC / AHA guideline-directed medical therapy for patients in stage A, B, C, and D heart failure, as well as learn to treat acute decompensated heart failure. Confidently assess and manage heart failure patients with this course.

1h 36m

4 Quizzes

2 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Recognize and stage a patient in heart failure
Apply diagnostic tests to aid in the evaluation of heart failure
Identify common causes of heart failure
Identify the main types of cardiomyopathies
Master the guidelines and manage patients in all stages of heart failure
Appropriately prescribe ACEi, ARBs, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists, ARNi, hydralazine nitrates, and other drugs for the management of chronic stable heart failure
Ensure patients are on guideline directed medical therapy
Determine when a patient should be hospitalized for an acute decompensation
Appropriately treat acute decompensated episodes with diuretics, inotropes, or vasodilators
Create a discharge treatment plan following acute decompensation and hospitalization

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Chapter 1

Introduction to heart failure

This chapter introduces the different types of heart failure, performing a history and physical exam, and ordering diagnostic tests.

9 lessons

31m

Introduction to heart failure intro

Introducing heart failure

Classifying left-sided heart failure

Classifying right-sided and biventricular heart failure

Taking a history

Performing a physical exam

Ordering laboratory tests

Interpreting diagnostic tests

Diagnosing HFpEF

Introduction to heart failure quiz

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Chapter 2

Causes of heart failure

This chapter explains how common health conditions and cardiomyopathies cause heart failure.

4 lessons

14m

Causes of heart failure intro

Identifying ischemic heart disease

Recognizing common underlying causes

Introducing cardiomyopathies

Causes of heart failure quiz

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Chapter 3

Managing chronic stable heart failure

Here, the stages of heart failure are covered and treatment options for stages A through C are detailed.

8 lessons

29m

Managing chronic stable heart failure intro

Identifying stages of heart failure

Treating stages A and B HFrEF

Treating stage C HFrEF

Considering additional medications in HFrEF

Addressing comorbities with HFrEF

Treating HFpEF

Handling follow-up appointments

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Chapter 4

Managing advanced heart failure

In this chapter, we explain how to manage patients with advanced heart failure and how to treat episodes of acute decompensated heart failure.

8 lessons

24m

Managing advanced heart failure intro

Identifying stage D HFrEF

Recognizing acute decompensated heart failure

Evaluating acute decompensated heart failure

Using intravenous medications

Preparing patients for discharge

Exploring other treatments

Managing advanced heart failure quiz

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Medical Treatment of Heart Failure outro

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Teachers of this course

Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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Nora Drenaline

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 2 CME credits.

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All our courses and workshops are fully CME accredited. We provide USA AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Pro members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Want to transfer these credits to your national system? No problem.

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Award-winning teaching method

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
Highly commended by the British Medical Association
Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
Internationally accredited
CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
Trusted institutional partner
Used by residency programs and universities around the world to train their clinicians and students.
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Introduction to heart failure

Causes of heart failure

Managing chronic stable heart failure

Managing advanced heart failure

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners