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Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... Cardiomyopathies ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies ... Differential #Causes #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Aging heart - Cardiomyopathies ... Myxoma - Peri-/myocarditis ... heart disease Diabetes ... Obesity - Alcohol, drugs ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Cardiomyopathies ... Primary Cardiomyopathies ... Cardiomyopathy • Myocarditis ... • Toxicity (Drugs ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Streptococcal species, Treponema ... Churg-Strauss syndrome, Diabetes ... Thyrotoxicosis #Myocarditis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Drugs: Penicillin ... insulin-dependent diabetes ... • Drugs - Amphetamines ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Temp • ACS • Drugs ... infarction • Myocarditis ... disorders • Cardiomyopathies ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Cardiomyopathies ... hypertension, diabetes ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology