Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... & direction of mitral ... β€’ Evaluate for LV ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
What's the LV Mass ... a consequence HoCM ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
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Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... PS, pulmonary stenosis ... regurgitation; HOCM ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... cardiomyopathy ... atached to the mitral ... #Echocardiogram ... #DilatedCM
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Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
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Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... chambers dilated ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #thrombus
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
., familial or dilated ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... , LV thrombus, RV ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
(consider AS, HOCM ... and aortic stenosis ... associated with sudden cardiac ... , particularly delayed ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology