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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 ... A4C #Clinical #POCUS
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Manifestations of cardiomyopathy ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
types of takotsubo syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... SubTypes #Takotsubo #Syndrome ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Comparison #Table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... Angina Stress ... acute coronary syndrome ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Emotional stress ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Classification #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... during Delivery • Stable ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... ECG has been stable ... #Yamaguchi #cardiomyopathy ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus