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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... US: LV hypokinesia ... #Causes #cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... afterload & increases LV ... The thick-walled LV ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Factors for Sudden Cardiac ... relative - Maximum LV ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... RiskFactors #Death #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Case 1: LV Clot ... HOCM Case 4: Hydatid ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... Aortic pressure ... valve closes and ... > LV) leads to ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Stenosis • HCM ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with or without LV ... • Idiopathic LV ... exclude other causes ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV ... studies show no ↓ LV
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dysfunction or LV ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Echocardiogram Huge cardiac ... diagnosed in utero ... just beneath the aortic ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax