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Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
Cardiomyopathy ... failure; LVEF, left ventricular ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... Apical hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Valvular Stenosis Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... cardiomyopathy ... cardiomyopathy, ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... heart disease: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stenosis: • Hypertrophic ... Endocarditis • Hypertrophic ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... may also have hypertrophic ... clinical #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Ischemia • Left Ventricular ... Hypertrophy • ... Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... regurgitation; HOCM, hypertrophic ... obstructive cardiomyopathy ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... rupture, Left ventricular ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary