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Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
contrast This is a cardiac ... CT with no contrast ... #CardiacCT #CCTA ... #CTS #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... change in the heart ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... signs of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac ... magnetic resonance imaging
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
an increase in heart ... supine film the cardiac ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
dissection on Cardiac ... This was a cardiac ... dissection is a cardiac ... is the one true cardiac ... usually made by a CT
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Imaging and more ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... ., BNP) and imaging ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac