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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... (+) septal HCM ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... leads Cardiac MRI ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Hmm... I wonder why his fingers are black and his feet don't have pulses... Oh well.
Hmm... ... LV Thrombus at the ... reduced EF. - IUEM Ultrasound ... IUEM_ultrasound #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... MI effecting [LAD ... DD the [apical HOCM ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c