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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Management Clinical ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Clinical Manifestations ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... disproportionate atrial
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... #Algorithm #causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
- Updated April ... symptom 3-12% • Cardiac ... : multiple case ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... sx overlap with normal ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB