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Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Leading to Mitral ... Thrombus. ... Heart Block Ventricular ... #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Valvular ... Ischemia • Left Ventricular ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Papillary muscle: Myocardial ... rupture, Left ventricular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
ruptures and a thrombus ... pain occurs at rest ... plaque rupture and thrombus ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... : The Only EKG Book
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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esp. basal) LV Myocardial ... of leaflets - Mitral ... - Effusion ECG ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute Myocardial ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
serum creatinine, test ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... apical atrophy (→ventricular ... aneurysm), mural ... thrombi (→stroke ... Confirmatory Tests