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Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Following Myocardial Infarction ... Regurge Mural Thrombus ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
or intraluminal thrombus ... demand Type 3 - Cardiac ... - Suffer cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Definitions #NSTEMI #MI
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
DWI and ADC images ... show restricted diffusion ... consistent with acute infarction ... consistent with acute infarction ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Acute Myocardial Infarction ... Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... • Stasis and thrombus ... #acuteMI #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Myocardial infarction ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
receptor antagonist (MRA ... years, baseline cardiac ... of myocardial infarction ... dose, continuous infusion ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology