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Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Balloon inflates in diastole ... coronaries during diastole ... By increasing diastolic ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... pressure - Central aortic ... mimic HF as an "angina ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Diastolic
Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) & Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
 • Prevalence
 • Anatomy of CoA
 •
Coarctation of Aorta ... & Interrupted Aortic ... by Gina Patel ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... #Arch #IAA #cardiology
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
Abnormal pulsation ... surgery an note an abnormal ... asymptomatic , I noted abnormal ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology #carotid
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... Epidemiology: • Rest angina ... • Normal exercise ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Landolfi’s Sign on Physical Exam

A 73-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. On ocular exam, pupil
to have severe aortic ... In severe aortic ... contraction and diastolic ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... AorticRegurgitation #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis and Acute Management ... Pulse deficit, New diastolic ... BP diff (can be normal ... ) Management -
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
swelling and rapid diastolic ... chronic severe aortic ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
a low-pitched diastolic ... revealed moderate aortic ... 0.5 cm2) (see video ... see source for video ... clinical #doppler #radiology
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
afterload from aortic ... ↓ Inotropy + ↑ Diastolic ... Ventricle #diagnosis #management ... pathophysiology #cardiology