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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... trials ... • Symmetric abnormal ... #MRI #Clinical ... #Radiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary artery ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... arrhythmia • Atrial
Accordion Sign of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac MRI
30-year old woman with VPCs. Diagnosis?
Classic
ARVC) on Cardiac MRI ... Diagnosis? ... interspersed with more normal ... Accordion #Sign #ARVC #CardiacMRI ... #clinical #cardiology
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... sx overlap with normal ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... posterior process) • Partial ... bursa is commonly abnormal ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
neurocheck was normal ... after this event ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... Wandering Atrial ... is gradual • After ... #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #variants #clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... disproportionate atrial ... enlargement • MRI
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... have a low or normal ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz