Dilated cardiomyopathy: Difference between revisions

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*Other causes
*Other causes
**Ischemic
**Ischemic
**Other infectious - HIV, Lyme, Chagas
**Other infectious - [[HIV]], [[Lyme]], [[Chagas]]
**Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
**Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
**Hypertensive dilated cardiomyopathy
**Hypertensive dilated cardiomyopathy
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**[[Peripartum cardiomyopathy]]
**[[Peripartum cardiomyopathy]]
**[[Kawasaki disease]]
**[[Kawasaki disease]]
**Autoimmune, SLE
**Autoimmune, [[SLE]]
**Connective tissue disease
**[[Connective tissue disease]]
**Infiltrative disease
**Infiltrative disease
**Mitochondrial disease
**Mitochondrial disease

Revision as of 22:30, 9 November 2016

Background

Evaluation

  • CHF symptoms
  • CXR
    • Cardiomegaly, pulmonary venous htn
  • ECG
    • LV hypertrophy, poor R wave progression
  • Ultrasound
    • Bedside (for gross function)
    • TTE/TEE for EF

Differential Diagnosis

Cardiomyopathy

Management

  • Treat the underlying diseae
  • Similar to CHF exacerbation
  • Ensure exacerbation not due to ischemia

See Also

References