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Nov 2024
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#460 HFpEF: Heart Failure with Preserved...

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
About this episode
Preserve your sanity while treating heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.  Dr Michelle Kittleson @MKittlesonMD (Cedars Sinai) illuminates this confounding cardiac condition.

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Show Segments

  • 00:00 Introduction and Advice for Physicians
  • 02:24 Case Presentation
  • 04:16 Understanding HFpEF
  • 08:11 Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnea and Edema
  • 11:30 Diagnosing HFPEF: H2F-PEF Score and Testing
  • 17:07 Managing Comorbidities in HFpEF
  • 20:54 Non-Pharmacological Interventions: Weight Loss and Exercise
  • 23:16 Understanding the Challenges of HFpEF
  • 25:08 Medications
  • 30:13 Promising Results of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
  • 36:38 Managing Salt and Water Intake

Credits

  • Writer and Producer: Deborah Gorth MD, PhD
  • Infographic and Cover Art: Zoya Surani
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
  • Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest: Michelle Kittleson MD, PhD

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