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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
(PLAX) A 68-year-old ... Final diagnosis ... myxoma with severe MR ... #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
filling (impaired LV ... compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
of LV Non-compaction ... Views: parasternal short ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... with Cardio-OB team ... with Cardio-OB team ... #management #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- RAD: AntLat MI ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
A 55-year-old ... had gained 15 kg ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View ... (PSAX) 48 year ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
- Parasternal Short ... Diagnosis? ... fine quivering of LV ... getting 12 lead ECG ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... dysfunction or LV ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis