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

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
year old, severe chest ... relative, ECG diagnosis ... LV angio shown. ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #cathlab
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram
70s F with acute dyspnoea, no pain. POCUS in ER- What's your
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Still needs angio ... Angio demonstrated ... echocardiogram #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram
70s F with acute dyspnoea, no pain. POCUS in ER- What's your
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Still needs angio ... Angio demonstrated ... cathlab #angiogram #clinical ... #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Disease • Stable Angina ... Thickening/Masses Chest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable/Unstable Angina ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... with history of angina ... period without chest ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Associated with a critical ... history of recent angina ... Syndrome #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology