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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 ... (or triatrial heart ... is a congenital heart ... #CardiacMRI #Clinical ... #Congenital #Cardiology
Swinging Heart within a Large Pericardial Effusion on Cardiac MRI - Electrical Alternans Visualized

Prasad Jain, MD
Swinging Heart within ... Pericardial Effusion on Cardiac ... Electrical #Alternans #CardiacMRI ... #CMRI #clinical ... #cardiac #MRI
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 ... • Structural heart ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... as a pump; cardiac ... CHF also causes ... designed to increase cardiac ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... #CHF #Congestive ... Algorithm #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:
cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM ... VisualAbstract #Trial
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FLUTTER • HEART ... VALVULAR DISEASE • HEART ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... of dyspnea and chest ... will show muffled heart ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology