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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... Scoring: • Definite ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... muscle relaxation & coronary ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Algorithm for patients ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... Maneuvers An algorithm ... ventricular septal defect ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
blocker; CAD, coronary ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... circulatory support; and MI ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... similar where Cardiology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... similar where Cardiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
possible Acute Coronary ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... the ED to help focus ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment