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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... typing Cardiac ... imaging: Normal-size ventricles ... disproportionate atrial
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
presentation • Cardiac-specific ... , Infiltrative cardiomyopathy ... 2) Methods of amyloid ... detection • For cardiac-specific ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild ... #differential #cardiology
Pacemaker
There are different types of cardiac pacemakers.
Here we see a pacemaker with one lead in the
different types of cardiac ... lead in the right atrium ... contractions and a better cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Biventricular
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Ventricle - ... Right Ventricle ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology