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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
), Spontaneous rupture ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... , Left ventricular ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Papillary Muscle Rupture ... Regurge Mural Thrombus ... myocardial wall) rupture ... Heart Block Ventricular ... Infarction #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Infarct • Rupture ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... - TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY ... INJURY/ICH - VENTRICULAR ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Atrial Tachycardia, Ventricular ... Tachycardia, Ventricular ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Ventricular Free ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Left Ventricular Thrombus on Echocardiogram

81 YO patient presenting w/ hemiplegia & neglect. No chest pain

Dr. James
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... #Ventricular #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #clinical #pocus
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #