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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... POCUS RUSH exam ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Clinical #POCUS
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
'broken heart syndrome ... #Clinical #POCUS ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... cases of stress cardiomyopathy ... #RightSided #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... A4C #Clinical #POCUS
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
and a cardiac POCUS ... showed a classic syndrome ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Heart Failure Association diagnostic criteria for Takotsubo syndrome
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Takotsubo #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #BrokenHeart
for Takotsubo syndrome ... Cardiology #Takotsubo #Syndrome ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Criteria #BrokenHeart
Age and sex distribution of patients with takotsubo syndrome. 
#Epidemiology #Cardiology #Takotsubo #BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy #Ages
with takotsubo syndrome ... Cardiology #Takotsubo #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy
Ventriculogram of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)

In Japanese, tako=octopus; tsubo=pot

Looks like octopus pot in systole!

Sam Ghali,
Ventriculogram of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... (Broken Heart Syndrome ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Left ventriculography (Panel A [showing diastole] and Panel B [showing systole]) and contrast
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Cardiology #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Ventriculogram #NEJM #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... difficulty with walking ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... , Horner syndrome ... Miller Fisher Syndrome
Historical Japanese octopus trap (left). Courtesy of Dr Templin, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Left ventriculogram
case of takotsubo syndrome ... phase of takotsubo syndrome ... Ventriculogram #BrokenHeart ... #Takotsubo #Syndrome ... #Cardiomyopathy