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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
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... #Fibrillation #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
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... troponin; HEART ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... develops after birth Chest ... cardiac apex due ... the most common cardiac ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
abnormally fast heart ... upper part of the heart ... of breath, or chest ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... nodal conduction Uses ... rate control) - Heart ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
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
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... prosthetic valve NON-CARDIAC ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest