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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... assessment of right ventricular ... ; RVEDD, right ventricular ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
/ Incidence - Diagnosis ... Presentation - Management ... • Idiopathic Ventricular ... #clinical #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... noncompaction syndrome ... Cardiomyopathy #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
found in long QT syndrome ... also a short QT syndrome ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... Regular ventricular ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology