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Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
of mechanical valves ... contrast This is a cardiac ... CT with no contrast ... #Mechanical #Valves ... #CCTA #CTS #clinical
Mobitz II heart block is characterized on a surface ECG by intermittently nonconducted P waves not
characterized on a surface ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzII ... #ECGEducator
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... 85% of predicted value ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... MRI ($$$$) CORE IM ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac
Severe Aortic Stenosis on Cardiac CTA

Cardac CT: Degenerative aortic valve stenosis (pre-TAVI) 

Dr. Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach

#Aortic
Aortic Stenosis on Cardiac ... CTA Cardac CT ... Degenerative aortic valve ... #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
sudden unexpected cardiac ... intervention (signs ... values > 5 × 99th ... bypass grafting (signs ... values > 10 × 99th
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... may lack lung rales ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... of lactate as a clinical ... to bolus these values ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... supine film the cardiac ... films can be of value ... #Clinical #Radiology