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Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... hypertension Pericardial ... involvement: - Effusion ... ECG Abnormalities ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... effusion (new or ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology ... #chronic
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... effusion, female ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #S4C #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... effusion, female ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Large Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... EKG from same patient ... electrical #alternans #POCUS ... A4C #Clinical #Cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... effusion, female ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #PLAX #MMode
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Immunosuppressants (chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
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 ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Findings: - AV block ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology