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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
usual 'broken heart ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Heart ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... of stress cardiomyopathy ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... transforming the heart ... bottom of the heart ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... out Left-Sided Heart ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... failure, Cardiomyopathy ... , Acute heart failure ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #causes