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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy ... & direction of mitral ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (A4C)

From what I
can eyeball it (A4C ... EchoArt_UK #Clinical #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #HOCM #HCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Etiologies of hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... esctwitter #HOCM ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive ... Cardiomyopathy: ... Radiates aortic/mitral ... Murmur #Cardiac #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #HOCM
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Stenosis: • Hypertrophic ... Endocarditis • Hypertrophic ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
(A4C) 85 yo s/ ... #hypertrophic # ... cardiomyopathy # ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... cardionerds #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Cardiology
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
case with systolic ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... #Hypertrophic # ... Cardiomyopathy # ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
valve prolapse/mitral ... regurgitation; HOCM ... , hypertrophic obstructive ... cardiomyopathy; ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology