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Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Can be acute or ... Leading to Mitral ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... esp. basal) LV Myocardial ... hypertension Pericardial ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Myocardial Infarction ... motion (prolapse or flail ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... Diabetes mellitus Acute ... myocardial infarction ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Pericardial ... dysfunction - Myocardial ... muscle rupture • Acute ... mitral regurgitation
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... Complications of acute ... myocardial infarction ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Most Common): - Myocardium ... Disease • Acute ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Infectious; Viral ... myocardial infarction ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Aberrancy, VT/VF, Myocardial ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Acute Coronary ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... Stenosis • Myocardial ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology