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Cor Triatriatum on Cardiac MRI

- Dr. Anthon Fuisz, MD
@DrFuisz

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital
Triatriatum on Cardiac ... ) is a congenital ... the left atrium ... #CardiacMRI #Clinical ... #Congenital #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology ... VisualAbstract #Trial
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... displacement of the heart ... #pericardium #CardiacMRI ... #CMRI #cardiology ... #clinical
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... regurgitation • Congenital ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
VF) is when the heart ... It results in cardiac ... the absence of treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... appear in left heart ... 3-6 cardiac cycles ... after right atrial ... #treatment #hepatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
disease • Congenital ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
with a history of cardiac ... the transplanted heart ... with preserved atrial ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c