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If you take care of #AFib patients watch this AMAZING video captured during coronary bypass surgery.
watch this AMAZING video ... captured during coronary ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #AFib #CTS #thoracic ... #surgery #openheart
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... severe ischemia -> Coronary ... CTA (making clear ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... not for acute coronary
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... , myocarditis, coronary ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... artery disease ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... specific • Chest CTA ... thromboembolic material ... have inoperable disease ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... • Minority of Pts ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... • Preoperative coronary ... medical and surgical management