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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... : * Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
with systolic anterior ... cara_mercer #HOCM #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Diagnosis • Dilated ... • Hypertrophic ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
cardiomyopathy. ... - Genetic - Systemic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... cushion defects), Systemic ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... papillary mucle; SAM ... , systolic anterior ... #Acute #Differential ... #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Preserved Diastolic/Systolic ... Regurgitation Dilated ... Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... heart disease: Hypertrophic ... Familial dilated ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Valvular Stenosis Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... pulmonary HTN, systemic ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology