65 y/o SOB Hypotensive
CHF
J. Scott Wieters MD FAAEM	
  
Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine 	
  
Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Scott and White Hospital, Temple, TX
Anything but a dry topic…
Objectives
“Learn you fools bout CHF”
Epidemiology
•5 million Americans
•2.3% of general public
•35% die in 2 yrs 80% at 6 yrs
•1 million admits each year
•Costs $27.9 billion
•Chance to hear a CHF lecture.....
•Priceless....
How’d you get it?
Classifications?
•Left v. Right sided?
•High v. Low output?
•Ischemic v. Nonischemic?
•Systolic v. Diastolic?
•NY class I-IV?
CHF The Big Picture
Big Picture
•Preload
•Afterload
•Renin Angiotensin
•Pulmonary edema
•Cardiogenic Shock
Systolic?
or
Diastolic?
Low vs High?
ACE-Inhibitors
•Afterload Reduction
•First Dose Hypotesion?
•Hypertensive	
  HF	
  48%	
  
•Rapidly	
  SOB	
  
•Minimal	
  weight	
  gain/edema	
  
•Normotensive	
  HF	
  48%	
  
•Progressive	
  Weight	
  gain,	
  
edema,	
  	
  
•Hypotensive	
  	
  HF	
  3%	
  
•Cardiogenic	
  shock	
  	
  
Initial Presentation
specifisc
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30
31
I Wanagetta BNP
• <100- prob not CHF
•100-500 not sure what to do?
•>500- probably CHF
False
High
BNP?
False
LOW
BNP?
False Positive (falsely high) BNP False Negative (falsely low) BNP
Left ventricular hypertrophy Obesity
Ischaemia Treatment with heart failure drugs
Tachycardia
Hypoxaemia including pulmonary
embolism
Renal impairment (GFR<60 ml/
min)
Sepsis
COPD
Diabetes
Age>70 years
Liver cirrhosis
Treatment Options
•BIPAP/CPAP
•Nitrates
•Lasix
•ACE-I
L

M

N

O

P
Lasix

Morphine

Nitrates

Oxygen

Pressure
P
O
N
D
Pressure
Oxygen
Nitrates
Diuresis
NIPPV
•Reduces:
•Preload/Afterload
•BP
•Work Of Breathing
•Intubation rate
•Mortality*
Nitrates
•Stop dicking around!
•Reduce preload
•Afterload red. at higher doses
•Nitrates better than Lasix
What Dose?
• One tablet = 80mcg/min
ACE-Inhibitors
•Afterload Reduction
•First Dose Hypotesion?
Nesiritide
•VMAC trial
•No reduction in mortality
•Just Say No...
AusNn	
  MarNn	
  Vanquish.	
  	
  $279,999
Lasix
•Mod/Severe helpful
•Nitrates better than Lasix
•Monotherapy? Really?
•Renal Failure
•NO Mortality benefit
Beta Blockers
•Really	
  no	
  role	
  in	
  ADCHF
CRASHING CHF
Crashing ADCHF
•Airway?
•Rhythm?
•Circulation
•Perfusion of vital organs
Crashing ADCHF
•Hypotensive <100?
•Dopamine 2-20mcg/kg/min
•Dobutamine 2.5-20mcg/kg/min
•Still <70?
•Norepi 4 -12 mcg/min
•CATH lab for IABP?
Post test CHF
Twitter Email
@jscottwieters jswieters@sw.org

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