2,353 results found
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Cardiac arrest (CT)
Published
30 May 2022
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CT
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Intracardiac thrombi - left ventricle and atrium
Published
27 Feb 2012
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CT
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Fontan procedure
Published
13 Nov 2015
77% complete
CT
Article
Endomyocardial fibrosis
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is an idiopathic disorder characterized by the development of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Epidemiology
It usually occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. There may be a greater predilection in children and adolescents.
Pathology
The pathogenesi...
Case
Situs inversus
Published
06 May 2015
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X-ray
Article
MitraClip device
A MitraClip is a device for percutaneous mitral valve repair. It is a percutaneous edge-to-edge attachment system that mimics the surgical procedure. This technique creates a tissue bridge between the anterior and posterior leaflets, employing one clip deployed through transseptal catheterizatio...
Article
Accessory left atrial appendage
An accessory left atrial appendage is a frequent fortuitous finding in cardiac imaging, encountered in ~10% of patients. They are more often seen as a small diverticular structure projecting from the right upper side of the left atrial wall.
Differential diagnosis
it must not be confused with ...
Case
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis
Published
04 Aug 2022
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Nuclear medicine
Article
Stanford classification of aortic dissection
The Stanford classification, along with the DeBakey classification, is used to separate aortic dissections into those that need surgical repair, and those that usually require only medical management 7.
Both the Stanford and DeBakey systems can be used to describe all forms of an acute aortic s...
Article
Fetal atrioventricular block
Fetal atrioventricular block is a form a fetal bradyarrhythmia often classified into
fetal partial atrioventricular block (PAVB)
fetal complete atrioventricular block (CAVB)
Epidemiology
Fetal atrioventricular block is considered rare finding with reported occurrences of around 1:11,000-20,0...
Case
Left atrial thrombus
Published
18 Apr 2011
80% complete
CT
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Dextrocardia (situs inversus)
Published
06 May 2013
72% complete
Annotated image
Article
Myocardium
The myocardium defines the middle layer of the cardiac wall between the endocardium and the pericardium and forms the muscular part of the heart.
Gross anatomy
The myocardium represents the middle layer of the cardiac wall. It is located between the endocardium and the epicardial layer of the ...
Article
Epipericardial fat necrosis
Epipericardial fat necrosis (also sometimes purely categorized as pericardial fat necrosis or epicardial fat necrosis) is a rare self-limiting cause of acute pleuritic pain in an otherwise healthy individual, without fever or cough. It occurs external to the pericardium.
Clinical presentation
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Article
Peripartum/postpartum cardiomyopathy
Peripartum/postpartum cardiomyopathy is a dilated cardiomyopathy that may occur in the last trimester of pregnancy through the first several months postpartum.
Epidemiology
The estimated incidence in the United States ranges from one in 900 to one in 4000 live births, with an increased inciden...
Article
Unroofed coronary sinus
An unroofed coronary sinus, a.k.a. coronary sinus type ASD, is a rare variant of atrial septal defect (ASD). The atrial wall between the coronary sinus and left atrium is either partially or completely absent, resulting in a right-to-left shunt.
It is associated with persistent left-sided super...
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Mitral annular calcification
Published
20 Jan 2012
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Annotated image
X-ray
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Rastelli procedure
Published
16 Jan 2016
95% complete
CT
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Cardiogenic pulmonary edema - unilateral
Published
13 Dec 2021
80% complete
X-ray
CT
Article
Isthmus (disambiguation)
Isthmus (plural: isthmi) is an anatomical term and refers to a slender structure joining two larger components. Some of these uses of the word isthmus are now rarely used or only seen in older texts and articles:
isthmus (aorta)
isthmus (auditory tube)
isthmus (auricle of the ear)
isthmus (c...
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