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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... Cardiac #Arrest #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
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Manifestations of cardiomyopathy ... Tachycardia (CPVT) • Short ... QT Syndrome • ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... noncompaction syndrome ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... - Valves ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
– look for a short ... are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... QT syndrome too ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... a delta wave, short ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
heart failure syndrome ... with restrictive cardiomyopathy ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology