Images Sarah Vaughan, text Genevieve Carbonatto A 38 year old man presents to the Emergency department with shortness of breath which he has had for 4 weeks. His symptoms have worsened over the past 3 days. He can no longer go up 2 flights of steps to his apartment and he has noticed his ankles Read more about Ice cardiomyopathy, apical thrombus[…]
Images and text Genevieve Carbonatto A 52 year old lady presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain. After an argument with her husband about his spending she developed acute severe central chest pain radiating down her right arm. She is mildly SOB. There is no past history of note, notably no cardiovascular risk factors. Read more about Takotsubo cardiomyopathy[…]
Images and text Genevieve Carbonatto History: A young 32 year old lady presents to the Emergency Department SOB (short of breath). She is 4 weeks postpartum and was well during her pregnancy. She did not suffer from pre eclampsia during or just after her pregnancy. The baby was born by Caesarian section. She descibes being Read more about Cardiomyopathy – Postpartum Shortness of Breath[…]
Images by Genevieve Carbonatto Parasternal long axis of the left ventricle, (PLAX) demonstrating dilated LV, right ventricle, (RV) and left atrium, (LA). LV contractility in this view is moderate to severely impaired with some preservation of the IVS motion. Measurement of internal diameter of LV at end diastole. Parasternal long axis view of LV with Read more about Cardiomyopathy[…]
Ultrasound Images and text by Genevieve Carbonatto Case History A 60 year old man presented to ED with a one day history of severe SOB on the background of a 2 month history of increasing SOB. He was so breathless that it was an effort to walk 3 to 4 metres. He had recently returned from Read more about TB cardiomyopathy – All done and dusted?[…]