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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Fibrosis, Hyper-eosinophilc ... #differential #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) ECG has been ... Cardiac MR shows ... #hypertrophic #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left atrium ... these can hint at pathology ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... disproportionate atrial