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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Diagnostic Likelihood ... Source: Fanaroff AC ... #Cardiology #ACS ... Typical #Atypical #ChestPain
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
artery (LMCA). left anterior ... ST elevation in ACS ... atrial injury from pericardial ... includes ACS vs ... aVR instead of ACS
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
severe ischemia -> Coronary ... syndrome (ACS) ... Stable #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Diffuse spasm of epicardial ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... #diagnosis #management
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Degeneration of the ACL ... the Sagittal and Coronal ... • The anterior ... #degeneration #knee ... mri #clinical #Radiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
possible Acute Coronary ... Syndrome (ACS) ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stratification #ChestPain
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... of obstructive epicardial ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... • <12mo since ACS ... • Preoperative coronary
Anterior-Septal Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

58yoM smoker, neg nuclear ST last week, with CP that
Anterior-Septal ... Abnormality on POCUS ... EKG: nsr, TWI v1 ... What's his diagnosis ... Resolution: ACS.
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
reasonably exclude ACS ... admission 6) With no coronary ... years - No further diagnostic ... troponin to exclude ACS ... recommended #ChestPain