5 results
Pericardial Waffle Procedure in Constrictive Pericarditis
Pericardial waffle procedure was performed to relieve a thick and constricted
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... haemodynamic improvement (cardiac ... #Constrictive #Pericarditis ... #ctsurgery #cardiothoracic ... video #openheart #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Endomyocardial biopsy ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary ... #biopsy
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
of obstructive epicardial ... Consider cardiac ... endomyocardial biopsy ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... SLE • Kidney biopsy