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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy • Establish diagnosis ... • Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... Echocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
chest wall trauma, LV ... produced by LV ... papillary muscles apically ... pacing (especially apical ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... subxyphoid, and apical ... short axis and apical ... Doppler analysis #LV ... Chin #cardiology #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... rupture along LV ... anterior infarct in apical ... #differential #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with or without LV ... Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May have typical ... should be done on diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
tapering, decreased LV ... Typical peeling ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
- Differential Diagnosis ... cases: Case 1: LV ... Sarcoma Case 3: Apical ... #Differential #Diagnosis