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Caged Mechanical Ball-Valve Replacement

There are still some patients running around with these... mean gradient 25 mmHg,
Caged Mechanical ... Ball-Valve Replacement ... slingsnack #Caged #Mechanical ... Fluoroscopy #cathlab #clinical ... #cardiology
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
Evaluation of mechanical ... valves of Total ... #Valves #Artificial ... CardiacCT #CCTA #CTS #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
Degree AV Block on EKG ... conduction ratio varies ... Block #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #labeled #clinical
Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis Dehiscence

Dr. Jorge Faerron @cardiopedhnn

#AorticValve #Prosthesis #Replacement #Dehiscence #clinical #cardiology #CardiacCTA
Mechanical Aortic ... Valve Prosthesis ... AorticValve #Prosthesis #Replacement ... #Dehiscence #clinical ... #cardiology #CardiacCTA
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM placement ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Slightly greater in males ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... include Crackles/Rales ... ECG is vital while ... and perhaps even mechanical ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Consider early mechanical ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Starr-Edwards Mitral Valve Replacement on Fluoroscopy

This caged-ball Starr-Edwards mitral prosthesis was implanted by Christian Barnard 50
Starr-Edwards Mitral Valve ... Replacement on ... #Fluoroscopy #Cardiology ... #Clinical #CathLab ... #Mechanical