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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ECG and Clinical Features #HOCM #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... ECG and Clinical ... Features #HOCM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... : * Hypertrophic ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Characteristic features ... #Causes #cardiology
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... Dissection on POCUS ... /Sept STEMI on EKG ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
endocarditis, Ring fracture ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... rupture, Left ventricular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... muscle relaxation & coronary ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary ... Hypertension, LV hypertrophy ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... may also have hypertrophic ... Cardiomyopathy #clinical ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #psax
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... elevations in different ECG ... dissection #a4c #plax ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus