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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... cardiomyopathies • Congenital ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... #Arrest #cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... WPW is a congenital ... a delta wave, short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... , Cardiac failure ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... TACHYCARDIA • CONGENITAL ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... nodal conduction Uses ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Quadricuspid AoV, Congenital ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... Loeys-Dietz, Sporadic Thoracic ... #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... vascular smooth ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia Cardiac ... Myocarditis • Congenital ... • Post cardiac ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... QT Syndrome: Illness ... misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... **Get baseline EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology