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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
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
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... STRUCTURAL DISEASE • ACQUIRED ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
😉 lovely HOCM case ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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• Hypovolemic shock ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... exclude other causes ... • Pre-existing cardiomyopathy ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #echocardiogram
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram ... , anaphylactic shock ... May also cause outflow ... Hydatid #Cyst #LV #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... on Echocardiogram ... Though this case ... #Restrictive #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #a4c