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Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
cardiomyopathy ... - Malformation syndromes ... esctwitter #HOCM ... differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Cardiomyopathies: • Hypertrophic ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... infarction Takotsubo (stress ... Apical hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Emotional stress ... stenosis • Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Classification #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ... stenosis (AS) or hypertrophic ... obstructive cardiomyopathy ... (HOCM) ... #cardiology #differential