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Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... onco_cardiology #Amyloidosis ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #SC4C
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... #Arrest #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #S4C
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Tachycardia (CPVT) • Short ... Infiltrative (Amyloidosis ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram ... stenosis Other causes ... Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... (Infiltrative/Amyloidosis ... Stasis #Smoke #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4C
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... on Echocardiogram ... Cardiac MR shows ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology