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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
artery vasospasm ... artery ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
relative, ECG diagnosis ... CAG normal. ... LV angio shown. ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram ... clinical #cardiology #cathlab
Kugel's collateral (or Kugel's Artery): 
Collateral through interatrial septum from RCA sinus node branch to distal
collateral (or Kugel's Artery ... Can also feed into ... Kugels #collateral #Artery ... #angiography #angiogram ... #coronary #cathlab
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
with suspected coronary ... artery disease ... (CAD). ... Shows the diagnosis ... evaluation of stable angina
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) - Angiographic Classification
Type 1 - Multiple radiolucent lumen
Type 2A - Diffuse
Spontaneous Coronary ... Artery Dissection ... #Spontaneous #Coronary ... fluoroscopy #cardiology #diagnosis ... #cathlab
Renal Artery to IVC Arteriovenous Fistula on Angiography

44 yr male, DOE, bounding pulse, BP 150/68, mid
Renal Artery to ... He had past laparotomy ... Angio and CT showed ... Arteriovenous #Fistula #Angiogram ... venogram #clinical #cathlab
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, myocarditis, coronary ... myocardial infarction, coronary ... artery aneurysms ... prick test that can ... #management #signs
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Pneumonia ... appear 1-3 days after ... blood CX is low ranging ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... are 6 mm to 8 mm can ... pulmonary disease and coronary ... artery disease; ... Management options
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... • Spontaneous coronary ... artery dissection ... recognition and management ... can significantly