Acute Decompensated Heart Failure - Physiology and Treatment with Dr. Abramov

October 14, 2016 / Victoria Roman

Dr. Abramov covers acute decompensated heart failure starting with a review of the underlying pathophysiology and treatment. He then dives into the roles of diuretics and beta blockers in acute exacerbations. Finally, he discusses indications for referring a patient to a heart failure specialist along with primary prevention measures.

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Dmitry Abramov, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Abramov is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in the division of Cardiology. His clinical and research interests are in Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Echocardiography. See his faculty profile here.

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categories / Cardiology, Inpatient
tags / #FOAMIM, #FOAMed, Renal Dysfunction, Internal Medicine, Louisville Lectures, MedEd, Echocardiology, Congestive Heart Failure, Diuretics, Beta-blockers, CHF