7 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... • Cardiogenic shock ... #Cardiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... Severe Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... Severe Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Clinical Presentation ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Myocardial Injury Classification ... cardiac illness: Myocarditis ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... Myocardial #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
of Cardiogenic Shock ... Classification ... patient who has clinical ... #ABCDEs #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology