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If you take care of #AFib patients watch this AMAZING video captured during coronary bypass surgery.
take care of #AFib ... watch this AMAZING video ... #Cardiology #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #CTS #thoracic
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... TSH level (< 5% pts ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... especially early in its ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis