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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... arrest, or hospitalization ... for the management ... #Cardiology #EBM
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... rate control) - Heart ... : - Scooping ST ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... prosthetic valve NON-CARDIAC ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
arrest trolley ... and 12-lead ECG ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... of structural heart ... disease Causes ... Underlying ischemic heart ... #differential #cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... ❾ Plan further management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
with Ischemic Heart ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... with ischemic heart ... arrest due to ventricular ... #indications #cardiology