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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... chest leads Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
That time when a doctor tells you that you're "having a heart
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... ECG has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... detect various arrhythmias ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... normal • The PP ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Cardiogenic shock, Arrythmias ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Echocardiogram (A4C) ECG ... has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... with ventricular arrythmias ... Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Sustained ventricular arrhythmia ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... • Inherited arrhythmia ... syndromes (e.g. ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology