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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... US: LV hypokinesia ... #cardiology #MRI
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #algorithm
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Cardiac MRI 

Illustrative Cardiac MRI image showing a large hydatid cyst
MRI Illustrative ... Cardiac MRI image ... May also cause outflow ... #CardiacMRI #clinical ... #cardiology #echinococcus
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Cardiac Standstill on Intra-Arrest POCUS 
Intra-arrest echo check. Came with mechanical CPR device. Has anyone seen
Cardiac Standstill ... thrombus in the LV ... Arrest #POCUS #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... Detailed Case Review ... cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram ... Huge cardiac ... masses...initially ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... MI effecting [LAD ... territory] In PLAX ... Mural #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #LV #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB