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Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Chagas disease • Epicardial ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... larger right sided pericardial ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
and Differential Diagnosis ... • Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #HFrEF
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... chest leads Cardiac ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... on Echocardiogram ... thrombolysed with SK ... clot #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology