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Fellowship Programs Demystified: Why and When You Should Consider a Fellowship

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Desire for Subspecialization For physicians who already have a general specialty, such as cardiology or internal medicine, a fellowship offers a route to subspecialization. For example, transitioning from general cardiology to interventional cardiology or electrophysiology.

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What are the acyanotic congenital heart diseases with left to right shunt lesions?

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Atrial septal defect – Ostium Primum, Ostium Secundum, Sinus Venosus Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return Atrioventricular septal defect Ventricular septal defect – inlet, outlet, perimembranous, muscular Patent ductus arteriosus Aortopulmonary window Coronary artery fistula draining to right heart Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (..)

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ECG Changes in Intracranial Hemorrhage

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Excess of catecholamines can damage myocytes directly and can also lead to generalized spasm of coronary arteries and even consequent actual myocardial infarction [5]. Sometimes cardiac troponin elevation may accompany ECG changes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. In a study of 204 subjects, 31% had troponin elevation. 109.556753.

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What is 3D Rotational Angiography?

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It can provide intraluminal fly-through and clipping-plane views which help endovascular assessment of stents, aneurysms, vessel wall irregularities and calcification. The dataset could even be used to generate 3D-printed models of congenital heart disease [2]. Reference Kang SL, Armstrong A, Krings G, Benson L.

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X-Ray Chest PA View in Severe PAH

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The striking finding is the huge enlargement of the right pulmonary artery, almost aneurysmal dilatation of right pulmonary artery. Transcript of the video: Here is an X-ray chest PA view. Main pulmonary artery is also grossly dilated. And you can see left pulmonary artery shadow and rest of it is not seen here.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Mid cavity obstruction in HCM is associated with apical aneurysm, systemic embolism, and arrhythmias. LVOTO is due to septal hypertrophy, SAM, and anterior displacement of mitral valve apparatus. Doppler echo showing LVOT gradient in HCM.

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Echocardiographic evaluation in aortic regurgitation

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Eccentric aortic regurgitation has been reported in ascending aortic aneurysm. One of the patients who had mild aortic regurgitation initially had eccentric jet when it progressed to moderate AR. PISA method has been described in another video on this channel.

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