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If you take care of #AFib patients watch this AMAZING video captured during coronary bypass surgery.
watch this AMAZING video ... #Cardiology #Atrial ... Fibrillation #AFib #CTS ... #thoracic #surgery ... #openheart
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
Fibrillating right atria ... Pulmonary vein isolation ... AFib #Clinical #Video ... #Heart #OpenHeart ... #CTS #ThoracicSurgery
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
pericardial effusion and cardiac ... literally smother the heart ... pericardial #effusion #CTS ... #thoracic #cardiology ... #clinical #video
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... early Afib and pts ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Decreasing right heart ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... specific • Chest CTA ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... with right heart
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... also a result of atrial ... especially early in its ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... between the LV and its ... much as 40% in cardiac ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... 0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology