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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
immune-mediated disease ... - Infection ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Leaflet: • Infection ... Fever, Whipple Disease ... Inflammatory: Infectious ... , Cogan's Disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Differential Diagnosis Infectious ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Algorithm Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Infiltrative • Infectious ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
of Myocarditis Infectious ... cruzi (Chagas disease ... ) Non-Infectious ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Cimetidine Infections ... : • Lyme disease ... fever • Chagas disease ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
• Valve disease ... • Fever/infection ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... • Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Veno-Occlusive Disease ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infectious Myocarditis ... Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Autoantigens - Infection-negative ... lymphocytic, infection-negative ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis
 - Epidemiology
 - Clinical Presentation
 - Differential Diagnosis
  • Infectious: Viral,
Diagnosis • Infectious ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology