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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Causes • Clinical ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... US: LV hypokinesia ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
HOCM) - Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Embolism - Etiology and ... Direct: Clot (LV ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... or MRI Minor: ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Phenotype of overlap between HCM and LV Non-Compaction on Cardiac MRI

Those who answered overlap between HCM
LV Non-Compaction ... on Cardiac MRI ... LV non-compaction ... Noncompaction #CardiacMRI #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... The thick-walled LV ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Signs, Symptoms and ... Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... cardioverter-defibrillator; LV ... MI, myocardial ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology