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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... HCM + SAM ==> D ... #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... left ventricle (LV ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Huge Atria, Thick ... LV and IntraAtrial ... Septum with Apical ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
cases: Case 1: LV ... Sarcoma Case 3: Apical ... HOCM Case 4: Hydatid ... Echocardiogram #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... is late RCM as LV ... septum might look ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... papillary muscles apically ... it results from SAM ... pacing (especially apical ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
interventricular septum ... left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May have typical ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB