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Medical, Surgical, and Interventional Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common but underrecognized cardiac disorder characterized by a heterogenous phenotype that includes increased left ventricular thickness, outflow obstruction, diastolic dysfunction, and arrhythmia.

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"A patient just arrived as a transfer for NSTEMI."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Given her lack of risk factors for coronary disease, and the fact that she was a 53 year old woman with compatible history and echo findings, stress cardiomyopathy rose to the top of my differential. Of course, stress cardiomyopathy is a diagnosis of exclusion. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions , 7(5), 645–655.

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Avocados for the Heart; Cardiology's Sad State; CBD for Pulmonary Hypertension?

Heart 2023 Conference

Cardiovascular Interventions: Journal of the American College of Cardiology) After gaining the CE Mark, Penumbra announced that their Indigo intelligent aspiration devices, which include computer-assisted suction for mechanical thrombectomy, are now available in Europe. Reconsider your position.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)

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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Repeat ECG was obtained immediately, just 24 minutes after the prior ECG: Given the context, my top differential diagnosis would be stress cardiomyopathy AKA takotsubo. In my opinion, the more likely explanation is that the ST-T changes are primarily driven by stress cardiomyopathy. Here is a case report and review of the literature.