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Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... leads, again; all ... contiguous I, aVL ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
As for the aVL/aVF ... /aVF/aVR are all ... activity of the heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #LimbLeads
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... palpitations Her heart ... This rhythm is all ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Management ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... especially left heart ... be present in all ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... classification, and the HEART ... factors Calculate a HEART ... - History - EKG ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... block • Heart ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Heart Failure with ... Beta-blocker • ACE ... pearls-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy/ #Heart ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) ACE ... blockers; HF, heart ... Cardiomyopathy #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Heart Failure with ... Stepwise Approach: ACE ... pearls-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy/ #Heart ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology