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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
heart failure, Cardiomyopathy ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Regurge Mural Thrombus ... External (myocardial ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
or intraluminal thrombus ... demand Type 3 - Cardiac ... Infarction - Suffer cardiac ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... Arrest Primary Myocardial ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Chordae tendineae: Myocardial ... Papillary muscle: Myocardial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... - Pathological myocardial ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Aberrancy, VT/VF, Myocardial ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Most Common): - Myocardium ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation of Pericardial Disease

Tl-weighted fast spin echo - Morphological assessment of the pericardium
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation ... quantification of cardiac ... chamber size and ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology