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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... #CHF #guideline ... #treatment #algorithm
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
Echocardiogram (A4C ... , no organized heart ... #Fibrillation #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... Shortly after had cardiac ... RJonesSonoEM #Rupture #Cardiac ... #A4c #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Echocardiogram (S4C ... Can be missed on cardiac ... Prats @PratsEM #VFib ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Male, witnessed cardiac ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Atrial #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus