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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... of chest pain ECG ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... Left or right ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... , amyloidosis, Takatsubo ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Older female patient with CP/SOB. Electrolytes normal. No neuro issues. Was
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... apical and mid-ventricular ... #Cardiomyopathy ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Mid-Ventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram

The lost art of the LV gram!
45 YO female. ECG: dynamic anterior
Mid-Ventricular ... Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... ECG: dynamic anterior ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Fluoroscopy #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... (PVC-induced cardiomyopathy ... #differential #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... cardiomyopathy, ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
Causes of MINOCA ... Myocarditis • PE ... heart strain) • Cardiomyopathy ... (inc Takotsubo) ... differential #workup #cardiology
Historical Japanese octopus trap (left). Courtesy of Dr Templin, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Left ventriculogram
first reported case ... of takotsubo syndrome ... Recovery of left ventricular ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy