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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 ... #Cardiology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... enlargement of the heart ... change in the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... wall, since the heart ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... bilateral pleural effusions ... CXR congestion. ... Consider cardiac ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
and cardiac tamponade ... literally smother the heart ... #CTS #thoracic ... #cardiology #clinical ... #video
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Congenital heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... • Minority of Pts ... #cardiology #treatment
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
stages, each with its ... in congestive heart ... In daily clinical ... patients with chronic heart ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management