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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Cardiomyopathy
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... heart disease: Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy, ... #Arrest #cardiology
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
(A4C) 85 yo s/ ... significant septal hypertrophy ... MaimoUltrasound #HOCM #hypertrophic ... #cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
😉 lovely HOCM case ... cara_mercer #HOCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (A4C)

From what I
can eyeball it (A4C ... EchoArt_UK #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Hypertrophic # ... Cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... chest leads Cardiac ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Cardiac MR shows ... #apical #hypertrophic ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... cardiomyopathy ... characteristically cause ... associated with sudden cardiac ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology