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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 ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... leads Cardiac MRI ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Older female patient with CP/SOB. Electrolytes normal. No neuro issues. Was
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... No neuro issues. ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome - Basal Subtype
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome in patient requiring ECMO
1. 6% of MI have
ECMO 1. 6% of MI ... #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy ... Basal #Subtype #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus ... #echocardiogram
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... Sarcoidosis • Neuro ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential should ... LAD infarct vs Takotsubo ... cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #cardiology
Historical Japanese octopus trap (left). Courtesy of Dr Templin, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Left ventriculogram
first reported case ... of takotsubo syndrome ... syndrome. ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy