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Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
MR: mitral regurgitation, MI: myocardial infarction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Timeline #PostMI #Complications #Myocardial
myocardial infarction MR ... : mitral regurgitation ... infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Timeline ... #Rupture #Table
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... /MR, mitral valve ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... ; MR, mitral regurgitation ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
of acute mitral regurgitation ... 313373 #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #MR #Diagnosis ... Causes #Acute #Differential ... #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... infarction, Dilated cardiomyopathy ... valve: Dilated cardiomyopathy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... failure, acute MI ... pump failure): • Mechanical ... #Diagnosis #table
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
(MR) Causes of ... MR occurs because ... - Ischemic MR ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Mechanical Complications ... Rupture and Ischemic MR ... Assess severity of MR ... Severe ischemic MR ... Rvol ≥ 30 mL • MR
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Desmoid - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... however sometimes MR ... MR is able to distinguish ... #diagnosis #msk
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... during Delivery • Stable ... Consider early mechanical ... #cardiology #treatment