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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
attributable to acute ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Presence of embolic risk ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
progression, LA: left atrium ... , PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... RVStrain #RVOverload #PulmonaryEmbolism ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... ruptures and a thrombus ... plaque rupture and thrombus ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... cardiovascular risk ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... At least 3 of (Acute ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
with an increased risk ... • Increased risk ... : • Acute Coronary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... during Delivery • Stable ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... evidence of left atrial ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... #Criteria #pulmonary