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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... wheeze, abdominal bloating ... pressure ratio 0.25), murmur ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
at onset • Tearing ... disease • Cardiac ... catheterization • Thoracic ... BP • New AR murmur ... opiates • Control heart
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Heart Transplant ... Vandy Perfusion and ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
donor. 20min of no cardiac ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #organ
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
irregular rhythm, new murmur ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... postoperative cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Crackles/Rales on auscultation ... cardiac function ... Cardiac cath if ... #pharmacology
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... diaphragm with tenting ... silhouette of the right heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
out this apical cardiac ... The CXR may be helpful ... GSW to the IVC, leading ... embolization to the right heart ... Echocardiogram #clinical