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Dilated Cardiomyopathy - poor EF

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#DCM #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... jchristianfox #DCM #Dilated ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated ... Cardiomyopathy ... Chemotherapy, Stress ... arteritis #Dilated ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... /4 of cases of stress ... cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... , Familial dilated ... cardiomyopathy, ... , Brugada syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
noncompaction syndrome ... , dilated cardiomyopathy ... clinical #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
) • Short QT Syndrome ... • Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... intracranial bleeds) and related ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
heart failure, Cardiomyopathy ... SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... cardiomyopathy, ... myocardial infarction: Respiratory ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
• Implantation-Related ... very rare) • Delayed ... Pacing-induced cardiomyopathy ... , Pacemaker syndrome ... complications #cardiology
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Algorithm Maternal Related ... Heart Defect Respiratory ... : • Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome