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Etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
 - Noninfiltrative disorders 
 - Infiltrative disorders 
 - Storage diseases
Etiologies of restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... esctwitter #restrictive ... #cardiomyopathy ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... constriction, restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam #clinical
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... , or restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pericarditis • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... of stress cardiomyopathy ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... include restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... #differential #causes
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
Tree in Bud Sign ... The Tree-in-Bud sign ... It is caused by ... connective tissue disorders ... #diagnosis #clinical
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram ... stenosis Other causes ... Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Stasis #Smoke #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #clinical
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... #PhysicalExam #clinical