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A 54-Year-Old Woman With Shortness of Breath: Part 1

10/02/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor...

In part 1 of this 2-part series, Dr Rubin details the case of a 54-year-old woman who presents with a new report of shortness of breath for the last several days. The shortness of breath presented...

10/02/2024

What's The Take Home?

A 51-Year-Old Man With Congestive Heart Failure and Renal Abnormalities

06/19/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...

A 51-year-old man who works in the delivery services industry presented with bilateral leg edema, weight loss, and fatigue. He has lost more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in the past 4 months without dieting. In...

06/19/2024

What's The Take Home?

A 52-Year-Old Woman Experiencing Panic Attacks

06/14/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...

A 52-year-old woman has been experiencing sporadic panic attacks for several months that are not related to any specific behaviors or exposures. The attacks are characterized by a racing and strong pounding...

06/14/2024

What's The Take Home?

A 72-Year-Old Man With Recently Diagnosed Lung Cancer

05/14/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...

A 72-year-old man presented to the hospital for an apparent thrombotic stroke. Regarding the present illness, the patient’s history began about 3 months prior, when a friend noticed that the patient’s left...

05/14/2024

Case in Point

Communication Barriers Concerning Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Deactivation Near End of Life

04/01/2024

A 62-year-old woman presented to a palliative care clinic for follow-up of symptom management. She reported a recent fall after unexpectedly being shocked by her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...

04/01/2024

What's the Take Home?

A 66-Year-Old Man With Severe Fatigue

03/01/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2 —Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...

A 66-year-old man presented to the clinic with new fatigue and several weeks of exhaustion. The patient had been in his usual state of health until about 1 month prior, when he noted easy fatigue and...

03/01/2024

What's The Take Home?

A 54-Year-Old Woman With Shortness of Breath: Part 2

01/07/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD^1,2—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...

In part 2 of this 2-part series, Dr Rubin details the case of a 54-year-old woman who presents with a new report of shortness of breath for the last several days. As noted in part 1, the data collected from...

01/07/2024

What's the Take Home?

Hyperkalemia in a Woman With Congestive Heart Failure

09/11/2019

Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system have become important tools in the management of hypertension, diabetic renal disease, and CHF.

09/11/2019

Cardiology

Diastolic Heart Failure in the Older Patient

08/22/2019

Heart failure is the only cardiovascular disorder with an increasing incidence due to our aging population and improved treatment of CAD.

08/22/2019

Heart Failure

American Society for Preventive Cardiology

07/31/2018

Heart Failure Snapshot

Reviewed by Michael Bloch, MD

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Heart failure is a chronic condition occurring when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support the function of other organs.

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HF Specialists, Cardiologists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians, Pharmacists

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Symptoms include shortness of breath during usual activities or while lying down, cough, water retention, weight gain, swelling in feet, legs, ankles, or stomach, rapid heartbeat, and fatigue.

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Blood test, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram, stress test, cardiac CT scan, MRI, coronary angiogram, myocardial biopsy, right heart catheterization

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Hypertensio n, d iabete s, o besity, valvular heart disease, c oronary artery disease, s moking tobacco , eating foods high in fat, cholesterol, and sodium, not getting enough physical activity, and excessive alcohol intake

The four classes of the New York Heart Association Classification

Class I: No HF symptoms
Class II: Exertion causes shortness of breath or fatigue
Class III: Difficulty completing everyday activities
Class IV: Shortness of breath occurs at rest

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Stages of Heart Failure

Stage A: Several risk factors, no HF signs/symptoms
Stage B: Heart disease, no HF signs/symptoms
Stage C: Heart disease & signs of HF
Stage D: Requires specialized treatment

For more content on statins, visit our Resource Center

The number of women at high cardiovascular risk who did not accept their physician's initial recommendation of statin therapy.

Ref: Brown et al.

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The lifetime risk of heart failure remains high: 20% to 45% after the age of 45 across all ethnic and racial groups.

Ref: Tsao et al.

October 2024

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