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Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Myocardial Infarction ... or intraluminal thrombus ... cardiac death with ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... Definitions #NSTEMI #MI
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Infarction Heart ... Regurge Mural Thrombus ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI ... #Infarction #Diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - Type 1 vs Type 2

The key difference between Type I vs. Type II
Myocardial Infarction ... Type II MI is the ... with occlusive thrombus ... imbalance alone #Diagnosis ... #Myocardial #Infarction
POCUS for diagnosis of Wall Motion Abnormalities in Myocardial Infarction - Visual Abstract
Can physicians with limited
POCUS for diagnosis ... Infarction - Visual ... infarction (STEMI ... Abnormalities #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... infarction Tamponade ... infarction - ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... causes: • Acute myocardial ... infarction • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute Myocardial ... Infarction Acute ... • Stasis and thrombus ... #Infarction #acuteMI ... #differential #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Myocardial ... infarction • ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
pattern of normal myocardium ... with overlying thrombus ... in cardiac MR ( ... features seen on cardiac ... EMF #cardiology #diagnosis
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... ultrasound. ... right ventricular MI ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... McConnells #Sign #RVInfarction