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Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #HeartFailure #management ... #CHF #cardiology
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... complications #cardiology ... #management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... Symptoms - Prevent Stroke ... HOCM #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Reduced • LV stroke ... Increased • LV stroke ... Neutral • LV stroke ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management
PFO Closure in Cryptogenic Stroke
#Managemnt #Cardiology #PFOClosure #CryptogenicStroke #Algorithm #JACC
in Cryptogenic Stroke ... #Managemnt #Cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
& increases LV stroke ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Strong association ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Pacemaker Indications
Class I
 • Symptomatic sinus node dysfunction
 • 3° AV or type 2 2° AV
Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #indications #cardiology ... #management
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management