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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... Nrtaylor101 #Palpitations ... #Causes #Differential
Ebstien’s anomaly with ventricularization of the right atrium on echocardiogram

18 yo patient with only palpitations

Dr. Sergio
ventricularization of the right atrium ... on echocardiogram ... patient with only palpitations ... #Anomaly #A4c #Echocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
May present as: palpitations ... discomfort Cardiac Causes ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... 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 ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... #Nonlschemic #Causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... heart disease Causes ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... on Echocardiogram ... Though this case ... #Restrictive #Cardiomyopathy ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
😉 lovely HOCM case ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram