A shocked 50 year old diabetic man in the emergency department presents after months of malaise and reduced exercise tolerance, and is hypotensive in...
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Cardiomyopathies
A 54 year old lady presents to hospital with severe shortness of breath, and ST elevation on ECG. A preliminary...
ECMO Weaning – Winning or Whining?
Li Huey Tan, , Cardiomyopathies, Cases, Shock & Arrest, Situations, 0Have you ever been on a ward round and pretended to know what everyone is talking about, nodded intelligently,...
Extreme LV thickening – Case
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Cases, Diastology, Systolic function, 1You are practising for your ultrasound exams when someone asks you to look at the following picture of a...
A 69 yo man presented with acute on chronic shortness of breath. His examination, ABG and CXR are normal. His...
Struggling to the postbox – Dilated Cardiomyopathies (DCM)
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Cases, Systolic function, 0A delightful 74 year old lady presents to your hospital stating she is having difficulty walking to her letter box. The...
Now you see it, now you don’t – Left Ventricular Thrombus
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Masses & Aorta, Situations, 0A 65 year old man in your ICU has had a myocardial infarction 7 days ago and undergoes an...
A summary of total artificial heart – part man, part machine..