5 results
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Cardiology #Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Cardiac: • LVH ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... abnormalities, arrhythmia ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... enlargement • MRI
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
peripheral edema, and arrhythmias ... receptor antagonist (MRA ... years, baseline cardiac ... after 4 cycles for all ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology