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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 ... #Cardiology #EBM
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... embolism - Ischemia ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #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
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... consultation with cardiology ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Major electrocardiogram findings induced by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
An increase in left ventricular mass augments the
subendocardial ischemia ... abnormalities in left atrial ... delay or actual atrial ... LeftVentricular #ECG #EKG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial ... semi-recumbent position 3) Ask ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology