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Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Cardiac Maneuvers ... BIood Return to LV ... BIood Return to LV ... Diast Time) #Cardiac
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac ... (AF, LV hypo-/akinesis ... strangulation), Heart ... /Vessels (Heart
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... Affected Sites: - LV ... (esp. basal) LV ... thickening - LV ... Abnormal a-wave #Cardiac
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
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Mechanical Cardiac ... Slight increase • LV ... Increased • LV ... Increased • LV ... #Mechanical #Cardiac
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... medical therapy; HF, heart ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... cardioverter-defibrillator; LV
Left ventricular aneurysm seen during open heart surgery 

A large fibrotic area marks the ischemic region,
seen during open heart ... where also lies a LV ... ventricular #aneurysm #LV
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... Non-compaction ... other coexisting cardiac ... other coexisting cardiac ... Doppler analysis #LV
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Cardiomyopathy: Heart ... Crescendo-decrescendo murmur • Heard ... Cardiomyopathy #Heart ... #Murmur #Cardiac
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Ventricular Non-Compaction ... sometimes RV) compaction ... transforming the heart ... When compaction ... bottom of the heart
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... e.g., PE, right heart ... much as 40% in cardiac ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart