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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
of lung cancer ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... and emphysema, ask ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #s4c
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
pathway that can cause ... risk of sudden cardiac ... This includes long ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential