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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... of LV dysfunction ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... predictive of all‐cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction ... #Measurements #Criteria
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... or sinus node dysfunction ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... May have typical HF ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Septic emboli cause ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology