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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... /MR, mitral valve ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... ; MR, mitral regurgitation
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
dysfunction Secondary (functional ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... infarction, Dilated cardiomyopathy ... valve: Dilated cardiomyopathy ... #differential #
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diastolic/Systolic Function ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Functional Mitral Regurgitation on Cardiac MRI

Nice example of severe DCM with functional MR.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... Mitral Regurgitation ... MR. ... MitralRegurgitation #MR ... CardiacMRI #Cardiology #Clinical
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... (JVD, fixed splitting ... S3, tricuspid regurgitation ... Bypass Other Treatment ... variables, WHO functional
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... studies show no ↓ LV function ... support for patients clinically ... management #cardiology #treatment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... , decreased LV function ... , mitral regurgitation ... echo is positive, treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
auscultation, JVD ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management