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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... PS, pulmonary stenosis ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... ; AS, aortic stenosis ... #Heart #Cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Mitral Regurgitation ... #Systolic #Murmurs ... #Cardiology #Differential
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ... : Heart Murmur ... Radiates aortic/mitral ... #Heart #Murmur ... #Cardiac #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Moderate or severe mitral ... stenosis • Mechanical ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... failure • Mitral ... insufficiency, stenosis ... ) • Severe mitral ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure ratio 0.25), murmur ... regurgitation or stenosis ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology