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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 •
Echocardiography in Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... direction of mitral regurgitation ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Stenosis: • Hypertrophic ... • Endocarditis ... • Hypertrophic ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Primary (organic ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... : • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy,
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... cardiomyopathy ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Ultrasound
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... /MedCrisis #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular Hypertrophy ... Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Primary Cardiomyopathies ... : • Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... Myocarditis • Stress (Takotsubo ... ) Cardiomyopathy
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... MR) Causes of primary ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... restrictive CMP, hypertrophic ... #Causes #Primary
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... #Cardiomyopathy ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS