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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... heart disease: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... and Management ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Cardiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Factors for Sudden Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy ... tachycardia (≥ 3 ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... article/2017-02-01p2-3/ ... #Echocardiogram ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... admission, he was diagnosed ... #cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
noncompaction syndrome ... may also have hypertrophic ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Cardiomyopathies: • Hypertrophic ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
on Echocardiogram ... Cardiac MR shows ... #A4C #apical #hypertrophic ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... Calculate LVOT VTI 3) ... #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... #cardiomyopathy ... HOCM #HCM #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus