Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 β€’ Occurs during systole 
 β€’ Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 β€’ Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive ... Cardiomyopathy: ... handgrip) #Hypertrophic ... #Cardiac #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #HOCM
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 β€’ Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... β€’ Hypertrophic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #HFrEF
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 β€’ Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... disease: Hypertrophic ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... and Management ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Cardiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 β€’ Subendocardial Infarct
 β€’ Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 β€’ Mid-wall
Myocarditis - Hypertrophic ... e.g.congenital heart ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; HOCM, hypertrophic ... obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 β€’ ARRHYTHMiA 
 β€’ SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 β€’ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 β€’ ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FAILURE β€’ CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS β€’ CARDIAC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... cardiomyopathy ... associated with sudden cardiac ... Syncope #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment