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Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Acute pressure overload ... - Acute volume overload ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Pressure vs Volume Overload ... EI) = D2/D1 RV Overload ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... +LR > 3.5: • Overall ... LR < 0.60: • Overall ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
- Toxic and overload ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Frank-Starling Curve in Congestive Heart Failure

Goal in HF mgmt is to reduce preload (EDV) to reach
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... FrankStarling #Curve #CHF #Overload
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
ventricular pressure overload ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic Volume Overload ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
chronic pressure overload ... Left #Ventricle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
right ventricular overload ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
valve (TV), and overall ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous