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Swinging Heart within a Large Pericardial Effusion on Cardiac MRI - Electrical Alternans Visualized

Prasad Jain, MD
Swinging Heart within ... on Cardiac MRI ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology ... #cardiac #MRI
Hemopericardium - Autopsy of Cardiac Tamponade

By @CardioSurgPost

#Hemopericardium #Autopsy #gross #pathology #tamponade #pericardial #effusion #thoracic #cardiology #heart
Hemopericardium - Autopsy of Cardiac ... #pericardial #effusion ... #thoracic #cardiology ... #heart #cardiac ... #clinical #video
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... Right-to-Left Shunt: Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
complexes >120 ms • Heart ... • Capture and fusion ... AIVR #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... classification, and the HEART ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... silhouette on the chest ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cardiomegaly
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
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Thickening/Masses Chest
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... Serial troponin; HEART ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm