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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
 - Noninfiltrative disorders 
 - Infiltrative disorders 
 - Storage diseases
of restrictive cardiomyopathy ... disorders - Storage diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Genetic - Storage diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... immune-mediated disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Myocardial Ischemia Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Intracardiac shunt, Cardiomyopathy ... , Valvular disease ... #Causes #Differential