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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... standard, rarely performed ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
de novo between aorta ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... EGD should be performed ... • CT findings ... or within the aorta
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... dissection #CardiacCTA #CCTA ... #radiology #aorta
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
into the thoracic aorta ... sync with the cardiac ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
the confirmatory CTA ... treatment were performed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta