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The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
chest wall trauma, LV ... produced by LV ... muscles apically and laterally ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Algorithm for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis. A suggested algorithm for incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
resonance imaging (MRI ... CMR indicates cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Cardiac ... #Sarcoidosis #CardiacMRI
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Angiography or Cardiac ... embolization Wlo LV ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV ... muscle (inferior or lateral ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Definitions and illustrations of criteria used to categorize cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) likelihood based on cardiac magnetic
only involved the lateral ... enhancement; and MRI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CardiacMRI #PETomography ... Probability #Table #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
multiple pregnancy, maternal ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest