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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy ... • Establish diagnosis ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
occur, you develop noncompaction ... may also have hypertrophic ... LeftVentricular #NonCompaction ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Cardiomyopathies: • Hypertrophic ... • LV Noncompaction ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive ... Cardiomyopathy: ... handgrip) #Hypertrophic ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Myocarditis - Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Factors for Sudden Cardiac ... Patients with Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... heart disease: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... admission, he was diagnosed ... #cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; HOCM, hypertrophic ... obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis