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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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global myocardial function ... severity of LVOT obstruction ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM ... #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... (+) septal HCM ... #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... #Hypertrophic # ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
CM and obstruction ... cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #HCM #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
(HOCM) - Diagnosis ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with LVOT obstruction on Cardiac MRI

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#Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #LVOT #obstruction #CardiacMRI #clinical
with LVOT obstruction ... on Cardiac MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #LVOT #obstruction ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
stenosis; MVP/MR ... regurgitation; HOCM ... , hypertrophic obstructive ... cardiomyopathy; MR ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional ... Destruction of MV ... Causes of functional ... restrictive CMP, hypertrophic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
(consider AS, HOCM ... syncope, can be caused ... outflow tract obstruction ... characteristically cause ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... studies show no ↓ LV function ... diagnosis #management #cardiology