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Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an ... cardiac cycle: ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... • Evidence of an ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... pericardial pressure can ... oxygen consumption) can ... much as 40% in cardiac ... artery #catheter #diagnosis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
= left atrium; LV ... with basal RV/LV ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • Everyone who can ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #management #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... thrombus, RV systolic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
defining feature, PRS can ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... ) • EMG/NCS for ... #management #treatment
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... it attached to an ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... it attached to an ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
tool that can be ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... risk patients, in order ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART