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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... arrythmia, syncope ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
Accordion Sign of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac MRI
30-year old woman with VPCs. Diagnosis?
Classic
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular ... MRI 30-year old ... Diagnosis? ... sign of small RV ... infiltration of the RV
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs - Syncope ... R in V1, RAE, RV ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV/RV ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Fibrosis

RVEMF is common along the costal belt of Kerala state of India. See
obliteration of RV ... be difficult to differentiate ... ARVC even after MRI ... EMF #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... depression in V2 - RV ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... correlates with RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation of Pericardial Disease

Tl-weighted fast spin echo - Morphological assessment of the pericardium
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation ... quantification of cardiac ... effects such as RV ... pericardial disease • ventricular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology