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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Signs, Symptoms and ... Management Clinical ... - conduction disease ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
and Management ... Summary Lyme ... Peak incidence: Summer ... Clinical Progression ... Meningococcal-radiculitis - Meningitis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... manifestation of cardiac ... • Cardiomyopathy ... (PVC-induced cardiomyopathy ... #differential #cardiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... evidence of cardiac ... T.cruzi without clinical ... evidence of cardiac
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary ... setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis - Summary ... Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... AL Cardiac: •