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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pathophysiology and Differential ... • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... karanpdesai #Restrictive ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
'broken heart syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... example of takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... cases of stress cardiomyopathy ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4C
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Hypertrophy • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
showed a classic syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Infarction • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Other causes Restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Dysfunction • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF