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ASD and Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac CTA
Cardiac CTA ASD with “artistic rendering” of a bidirectional shunt.
ASD and Bidirectional ... CTA Cardiac CTA ... ASD size and shape ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... score for PE • CTA
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
Secundum atrial ... septal defect (ASD ... ) CardiacCT. ... AChoiHeart #Clinical #Radiology ... #CCTA #ASD #Atrial
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... al.60 In this algorithm ... ASD indicates atrial ... RA, right atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... risk actor for arterial ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Algorithm for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis. A suggested algorithm for incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Algorithm for cardiac ... sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis ... CMR indicates cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Cardiac