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Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Dressler Syndrome ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
Dressler Syndrome ... less Often) #Dressler
Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
MR: mitral regurgitation, MI: myocardial infarction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Timeline #PostMI #Complications #Myocardial
regurgitation, MI ... Mechanical #Rupture #Table
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
acute, massive MI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
type-I vs. type-II MI ... probably a type-2 MI ... probably a type-1 MI ... The table below ... NSTEMI #Comparison #Table
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison Table ... syndrome, Post-MI ... • Indications: Stable ... • Indications: Stable ... Pharmacology #Comparison #Table
Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type 1 MI ... , type 2 MI, or ... non-MI troponin ... TypeI #TypeII #MI
Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Pericarditis (Dressler
What are the complications and respective time line of MI?

Image Source: De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
respective time line of MI ... #MI; #myocardialinfarction ... complications; #aneurysm; #dressler
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
electrocardiogram, MI ... Grades #Criteria #Table