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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... & direction of mitral ... intrinsic structure of mitral ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... infarction, Dilated cardiomyopathy ... valve: Dilated cardiomyopathy ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Stenosis • Mitral ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... DCMP - Differential ... Idiopathic DCMP: Viral ... #DCMP #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Motion (SAM) of the Mitral ... movement of the mitral ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... , (B) a septal mitral ... diastolic septal shudder ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Anomalous papillary muscle with septal chordal attachment on Echocardiogram
Abnormalities of the mitral apparatus are frequent in
attachment on Echocardiogram ... Abnormalities of the mitral ... in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... papillary #muscle #echocardiogram ... apicalized #clinical #cardiology