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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Cardiology #Staging
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... medical and surgical management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
cardiac diseases, ECG ... pericardial effusion, CT ANGIO ... ruled out aortic ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical ... #video
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
pregnancy symptoms ... Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology