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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Diagnosis • Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Primary and Secondary Causes of Cardiomyopathy
(a) Primary cardiomyopathies 
 - Genetic 
 - Mixed (genetic/acquired)
and Secondary Causes ... of Cardiomyopathy ... Mixed (genetic/acquired ... ) - Acquired ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Processes (> 90%): • Acquired ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... polymorphic VT* • Acquired ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Pulse Abnormalities ... • Hypovolemic shock ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Bronchiectasis Pleural Abnormalities ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic Shock ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... HF, heart failure ... Peripartum #dilated #cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... of structural abnormalities ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Constriction #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
discomfort Cardiac Causes ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... Electrical Conduction Abnormalities ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology