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Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
 -
Complications of Acute Myocardial ... Infarction - Timeline ... Shock - Stroke - Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Timeline #Timetable
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Myocardial Infarction ... or intraluminal thrombus ... Secondary to an Ischaemic ... ischaemia without ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
which are due to ischemia ... However, myocardial ... Ischemic bradyarrhythmia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Timeline #Timetable
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... control with early Afib ... thrombus • Digoxin ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... Treat and prevent myocardial ... ischemia - May ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... admission: acute ischemia ... territories: mesenteric ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
the Causes of Atrial ... Disease, PE I - Ischemic ... PIRATES #Mnemonic #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology