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Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
one papillary muscle ... fused papillary muscles ... of a papillary muscle ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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MR / Papillary Muscle ... Dressler Syndrome) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Timeline
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy • Establish diagnosis ... valve & papillary muscles ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Decrease in LV Muscle ... Decrease in LV Muscle ... Decrease in LV Muscle ... echocardiogram #grades #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
months Papillary Muscle ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
vascular smooth muscle ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
rupture • Papillary muscle ... cardiomyopathy, Papillary muscle ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
transforming the heart muscle ... Cardiomyopathy #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Regurgitation - Papillary Muscle ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Major electrocardiogram findings induced by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
An increase in left ventricular mass augments the
hypertrophied muscle ... LeftVentricular #ECG #EKG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram