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Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Associated with a critical ... history of recent angina ... - Abnormal T-wave ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Normal exercise ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
diagnosis was STEMI ... CAG normal. ... LV angio shown. ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #cathlab
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Prinzmetal's Angina ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
showed normal sinus ... pericardial effusion, CT ANGIO ... ruled out aortic ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical ... #video