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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Rales,+S4, MR and TR ... Amyloid, Wild Type TTR ... , Senile TTR), ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Diastolic Tricuspid Regurgitation on Echocardiogram secondary to AV Block

Laurey @su_dar_shan

#Diastolic #Tricuspid #Regurgitation #TR #Echocardiogram #A4C #Clinical
Regurgitation #TR
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
regurgitation (TR ... algorithm, severe TR
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
physical sign of TR
De Musset's sign of venous origin - Lateral Head Bob (Heart rate ~130 bpm.)

De Musset's of
fusion) of severe TR ... origin" Severe TR ... TricuspidRegurgitation #TR
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
Regurgitation #TR
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluate severity of TR ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
’ descent with TR ... pericarditis (CP), ↓ with TR ... systole). ↑ in TR
Methods for quantifying tricuspid regurgitation. In this figure, the 3 methods for quantifying tricuspid regurgitation are
orifice area; TR
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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cardiomyopathy, severe TR