13 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... - Management Checklist ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; PS ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
That time when a doctor tells you that you're "having a heart
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... you're "having a heart ... ECG has been stable ... #Yamaguchi #cardiomyopathy ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... arising from flare ups ... despite the weak heart ... considered for heart ... #Management #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Congenital heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... #cardiology #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) demonstrated on Echocardiogram Bubble Study

Intra-cardiac shunt: Bubbles appear in LA quickly (within 3
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS ... noted in the right heart ... #HPS #Hepatopulmonary ... Study #clinical #POCUS ... #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... of structural heart ... Underlying ischemic heart ... A PAC also has a ... #differential #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram (A4C) ECG ... has been stable ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... ECG is vital while ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment