@doc_jdam A#2 Clinical utility of global strain:
* If with Normal EF- symptomatic HFpEF;
* for HFrEF- prognostication, determination of CRT site. * LVH- amyloid, HCM * IHD- rest, stress, viability * RV function in PHT #CardioBytes
@doc_jdam A#1 Both Type I and Type II DM are powerful and independent risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease #CardioBytes
@doc_jdam A#1 Hyperglycemia induces a large number of alterations at the cellular level of vascular tissue that potentially accelerate the atherosclerotic process. #CardioBytes
@doc_jdam A#2 Syncope, or transient loss of consciousness (LOC), is a symptom that presents with abrupt, transient, complete LOC associated with the inability to maintain postural tone, with rapid and spontaneous recovery. The presumed mechanism of syncope is cerebral hypoperfusion.
@doc_jdam For thyrotoxic heart: Remember our objective is to normalize circulating levels of TH and TSH. The three treatment options are: a) radioiodine therapy (RAI); (b) anti-thyroid drugs (ATD); and (c) thyroidectomy #CardioBytes