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Cardiac MRI of Unicuspid Unicommissural aortic valve in an 18-year-old female patient.

Dr. Jasper Selder, European Cardiology
@escardio

#Unicuspid
Cardiac MRI of Unicuspid ... valve in an 18-year-old ... Selder, European Cardiology ... CardiacMRI #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Unicommissural
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a tear ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... aneurysm • Aortic ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
on POCUS 78 year ... chest leads Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... IABP) Intra-aortic ... sync with the cardiac ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
contrast from the aortic ... indicative of poor cardiac ... An intra-aortic ... comment: There is near ... Clinical #EM #IM #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Migraine Cardiac ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... infarction • Aortic ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology