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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... failure therapy ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Heart Failure with ... Inhibitor CORE IM ... #Failure #CHF # ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... especially left heart ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Heart Failure with ... ARNI →MRA CORE IM ... #Failure #CHF # ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
node.Mobitz I heart ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... rate control) - Heart ... failure (syrnptom ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
node.Mobitz I heart ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
Einthoven's triangle is an imaginary formation of three limb leads in a triangle used in electrocardiography,
triangle with the heart ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... of heart failure ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology