71024 Updates in the Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF)

Course overview

Discussion about the management of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Topics include when home goal-directed medical therapy (GDMT) should be held or modified in patients admitted with ADHF; American Heart Association (AHA) guideline recommendations for diuretics in patients with ADHF; indications for vasodilator therapies and their relative venous and arterial effects; and recognizing if a patient has an indication for inotropic therapy.