Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Aortic Stenosis & Bicuspid Aortic Valve (AS)
 β€’ Introduction & Pathophysiology
 β€’ Classifications
 β€’ Epidemiology
 β€’
Valve (AS) β€’ ... manifestations β€’ Radiologic ... Pre-operative Management ... #AorticValve #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
presenting with chest ... tissue disorder e.g ... valve disease ... β€’ Cardiac surgery ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... the most common cardiac ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
Truncus Arteriosus
 β€’ Basic Information
 β€’ Embryology
 β€’ Associated anomalies
 β€’ Pathophysiology/Presentation
 β€’ Pre-operative management
 β€’
Pre-operative management ... Classification β€’ Classic Chest ... vasculature, right aortic ... #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... Aortic pressure ... valve closes and ... #Pathophys #Cardiology ... Pressures #Phonogram #Electrocardiogram
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... sync with the cardiac ... β€’ Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
intolerance β€’ Chest ... gallop β€’ Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
d-Transposition of the Great Arteries
 β€’ Anatomy
 β€’ Epidemiology
 β€’ Associated Lesions
 β€’ Pathophysiology/Presentation
 β€’ Classic
Presentation β€’ Classic Chest ... Xray – β€œEgg on ... Arteries #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
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Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 β€’ Everyone who can exercise should!
 β€’ They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... 85% of predicted value ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis