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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... similar where Cardiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Short-Axis View ... PMHx recent CHF, ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology