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Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... failure - Acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart ... non-cardiac illness ... Classification #diagnosis
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Classification ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... Classification #CHF #diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... failure • Elevated ... shock, sudden cardiac ... failure therapy ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
failure. ... failure like redistribution ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Escala de Stevenson .
#cardiology #diagnosis #management #falla cardiaca #heart #failure
#cardiology #diagnosis ... management #falla cardiaca ... #heart #failure
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... presentation • Cardiac-specific ... failure, Heart ... failure with preserved ... #Amyloidosis #Diagnosis
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Myocardial Infarction Heart ... Failure - Ineffcient ... pumping of the heart ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential Diagnostic ... Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac ... strangulation), Heart ... /Vessels (Heart ... failure, Dissection
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... pump failure): ... • Severe heart ... failure, acute MI ... #Differential #Diagnosis