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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... chest leads Cardiac ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Establish diagnosis ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ... #Obstructive #Cardiomyopathy ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
heart failure, Cardiomyopathy ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... , dilated cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram ... What's the diagnosis ... pressors to get to PCI ... Hypokinesis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology