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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... cardiomyopathy, ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... causing acute distress ... nitroglycerine infusion ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... to associated pulmonary ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #clinical #PSAX
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (A4c ... + respiratory distress ... On A4C, you can ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... • Pulmonary embolus ... factors + oxidative stress ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... + respiratory distress ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
VSD with with pulmonary ... and pericardial effusion ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #PLAX