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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... - Right Ventricular ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... involves the right ventricular ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... rupture, Left ventricular ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... on Echocardiogram ... #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... plax #dilated #cardiomyopathy
Left Ventricular Thrombus on Echocardiogram

81 YO patient presenting w/ hemiplegia & neglect. No chest pain

Dr. James
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... jimmy_nardel #LVThrombus ... #Ventricular #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Tachycardia, Ventricular ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... in a 1st degree relative ... - Nonsustained ventricular ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... RiskFactors #Death #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... clinical #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • PREMATURE VENTRICULAR ... TACHYCARDIA • VENTRICULAR ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Palpitations #Causes