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Revision as of 04:48, 21 March 2014
Background
- Idiopathic form accounts for 25% of CHF
Diagnosis
- CHF symptoms
- CXR
- Cardiomegaly, pulm venous htn
- ECG
- LV hypertrophy, poor R wave progression
Differential Diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Treatment
- Similar to CHF exacerbation
- Ensure exacerbation not due to ischemia
See Also
Source
Tintinalli