1796 results
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Cardiomyopathy - Myocarditis ... e.g.congenital heart disease ... - Sarcoidosis, myocarditis ... Anderson-Fabry, Chagas disease ... : Sarcoidosis, myocarditis
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... cruzi (Chagas disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... , Giant cell myocarditis ... Thyrotoxicosis #Myocarditis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Leptospira (Weil disease ... Toxic myocarditis
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Fibrillation Heart disease ... Coronary artery disease ... Hypertensive heart disease ... Myxoma - Peri-/myocarditis ... Valvular heart disease
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
CONGENITAL STRUCTURAL DISEASE ... ACQUIRED VALVULAR DISEASE ... PERICARDITIS • MYOCARDITIS ... • PULMONARY DISEASE
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
catecholamine induced, myocarditis ... Nonstructural Heart Disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease ... pericarditis • Myocarditis ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... Interstitial lung disease
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Pericarditis • Myocarditis ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
- INFECTIOUS: myocarditis ... lyme + tick bome diseases
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
- Hemorrhagic myocarditis ... Radiation induced disease