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Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Comparison Table ... angina, Acute coronary ... Beta #Blockers #Pharmacology ... #Receptors #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... STEMI 1 STABLE ... pain develops when ... Angina pain occurs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... chest pain • ... tolerance • Pain ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... #cardiology #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress ... revascularization (PCI ... #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... /Unstable Angina ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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infarction - Present in pain-free ... history of recent angina ... Syndrome #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
with history of angina ... without chest pain ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... pressors to get to PCI ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram
70s F with acute dyspnoea, no pain. POCUS in ER- What's your
acute dyspnoea, no pain ... POCUS in ER- What's ... Still needs angio ... Angio demonstrated ... #clinical #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... predicted Left main ... taken for Primary PCI ... established, but died on table ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology