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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
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... patients with Stable Angina ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... ISCHEMIA #Stable #Angina ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... output) vs Warm (normal ... cardiac output) ... #CHF #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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summation gallop • Abnormal ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... hepatomegaly - normal ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Pericardial Waffle Procedure in Constrictive Pericarditis
Pericardial waffle procedure was performed to relieve a thick and constricted
haemodynamic improvement (cardiac ... Pericarditis #ctsurgery #cardiothoracic ... #clinical #video ... #openheart #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
0.5 cm2) (see video ... square meter (normal ... see source for video ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... mitral #stenosis #cardio
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
sx overlap with normal ... Management during ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Angina: consider ... ranolazine if angina ... diet, exercise, cardiac ... #Algorithm #cardiology