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Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... mechanisms and management ... right ventricular dysfunction ... of myocardial performance ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Diagnosis and Management ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction ... Studies • POCUS Management ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... and right heart dysfunction ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
with endothelial dysfunction ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Management during ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... severe or w/ organ dysfunction ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
identifies systolic dysfunction ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Pacemaker Indications
Class I
 • Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction
 • 3° AV or type 2 2° AV
Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction ... with sinus node dysfunction ... #indications #cardiology ... #management