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Chagas Disease with Pseudoaneurysm on Cardiac MRI
This is a recent case from a South American patient
Pseudoaneurysm on Cardiac MRI ... This is a recent case ... Pseudoaneurysm #CardiacMRI ... #clinical #radiology ... #cardiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
Post-MI Free Wall ... What are some causes ... pursue surgical management ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... evaluation and management ... of Acute Myocardial ... Hypercoagulable States #cardiology ... #Young #cardiology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
pons • DWI+ in acute ... disease • +/ ... patterns (this case ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... Brain #Diagnosis #Radiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... attributable to acute ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... rheumatic valve disease ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... status and low urine ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
RIND Mnemonic for Causes ... Collagen vascular disease ... Histoplasmosis A - Acute ... - Delayed post-MI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... preexisting heart disease ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology