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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, Serial ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... showing significant septal ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
view with severe septal ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
A 70 yo pt with a 4.6 cm septum with HCM, thickest I have seen.
with a 4.6 cm septum ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #HOCM #HCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Anomalous papillary muscle with septal chordal attachment on Echocardiogram
Abnormalities of the mitral apparatus are frequent in
papillary muscle with septal ... in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... echocardiogram #apicalized #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus ... #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... septum might look ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... support for patients clinically ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology