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 ... intrinsic structure of mitral ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
A 70 yo pt with a 4.6 cm septum with HCM, thickest I have seen.
pt with a 4.6 cm ... septum with HCM ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
(HOCM) 52yo ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
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What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
can eyeball it (PSAX ... a consequence HoCM ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
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Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 β€’ Inspiration - Right-sided
 β€’ Valsalva -
β€’ Valsalva - HCM ... Squat to stand - HCM ... Stand to squat - HCM ... Leg elevation - HCM ... β€’ Handgrip - HCM
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
with Hypertrophic CM ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Doing this scan I thought for a moment the machine was playing
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... jchristianfox #DCM ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... POCUS #Clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Functional Mitral Regurgitation on Cardiac MRI

Nice example of severe DCM with functional MR.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... and Functional Mitral ... Regurgitation on Cardiac ... example of severe DCM ... #CardiacMRI #Cardiology
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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 ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
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Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... chambers dilated ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
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