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ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
wave inversion causes ... Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... MedStudent #EKG #Differential ... #STDepression #Strain
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Etiologies: • Toxins: Anthracyclines ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity ... cause cardiomyopathy ... HER2 agents cause ... beta blocker, or statin ... #cardiology #oncology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... referred to as 'strain ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Amphetamines, anthracyclines ... more commonly cause ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
Causes of MINOCA ... • PE (R heart strain ... BrighamChiefs #MINOCA #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #cardiology