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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
(HOCM) 52yo ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... (+) septal HCM ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
(HOCM) - Diagnosis ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #HOCM #Diagnosis
Phenotype of overlap between HCM and LV Non-Compaction on Cardiac MRI

Those who answered overlap between HCM
overlap between HCM ... Non-Compaction on Cardiac MRI ... overlap between HCM ... #HCM #HOCM #Cardiomyopathy ... Noncompaction #CardiacMRI #Clinical
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Contractility: • MI ... Stenosis • HCM ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with LVOT obstruction on Cardiac MRI

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#Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #LVOT #obstruction #CardiacMRI #clinical
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... obstruction on Cardiac MRI ... #HOCM #LVOT #obstruction ... #CardiacMRI #clinical ... #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #cardiology #MRI
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... palpitations, dizziness, syncope ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
(consider AS, HOCM ... , can be caused ... are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... characteristically cause ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
MI effecting [LAD ... DD the [apical HOCM ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Mural #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram