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Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
Post-TAVR Suicide Left ... Pre-TAVR: High afterload ... to compensatory left ... PostTAVR #Suicide #Left ... Ventricle #diagnosis #management
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
blood from the left ... by increasing afterload ... #Management #Peds
Left Ventricular Assist Devices - LVAD
Complications:
 • Suction event
 • Stroke
 • Pump Thrombosis
 • Equipment
Left Ventricular ... inotropes, lower afterload ... EricLawson90 #LVAD #Left ... Devices #diagnosis #management
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
Contractility, ↓ Afterload ... Vasodilators: ↓ Afterload ... Reducing ECMO Flow: ↓ Afterload ... • IABP: ↓ Afterload ... LVVenting #cardiology #management
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
• Heard best left ... reductions in afterload ... elevations in afterload
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Phenylephrine - Incr Afterload ... Nitrate - Decr Afterload ... Post PVC - Decr Afterload
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Support IABP: • Afterload ... increase ECMO: • Afterload ... TandemHeart: • Afterload ... Impella: • Afterload ... Comparison #cardiology #management
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Genetic Increased Afterload ... Myocardial Ischemia • Left
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
: Increased RV Afterload
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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overload (increased afterload