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66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
with syncope - Ventricular ... a right bundle branch ... the morphology criteria ... the diagnosis of ventricular ... to the Brugada criteria
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
(known as the bundle ... supraventricular tachycardia ... reciprocating tachycardia ... #MedStudent #EKG ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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dysfunction or pulmonary ... - Effusion ECG ... arrythmias (V. tachycardia ... multifocal) - Right bundle ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... prominent T waves • Ventricular ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... : bundle branch ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... cardiomyopathy • Tachycardia-induced ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... recognition and management