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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... • Unexplained sinus ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... progression, LA: left atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
interval within the normal ... P wave during sinus ... rhythm if the PRI ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
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Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... • This is a clinically ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #classification
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... Serial TTE and close
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 ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis