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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
acute cardiac injury ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... agent, steroids, AC ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Tuberculous pericarditis with an effusive-constrictive physiology

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Tuberculous #pericarditis #constrictive #a4c #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Tuberculous pericarditis ... with an effusive-constrictive ... #Tuberculous #pericarditis ... #constrictive #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
elevation of acute pericarditis ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... VASOSPASM - PERICARDITIS ... CARDIOMYOPATHY - MYOCARDITIS ... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ... #Cardiology #Emergency
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocardium: - Myocarditis ... Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Causes #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... • Myocarditis ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Muscular Injury ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce