heart failure. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy an increase in heart muscle weight, particularly of the left ventricle and often involving the interventricular septum; it may affect the flow of blood from an atrium into the ventricle or out from the ventricle [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Congestive heart failure in rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 1989 ; 137 : 108 – 110. 8. Kim, BG, Chang, SK, Kim, SM, Hwang, JS, Jung, JW. [cambridge.org]

Pulmonary team was consulted; the impression was consistent with pulmonary edema from questionable congestive heart failure (CHF), which could have been from the history of cocaine use rather than a primary pulmonary cause. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

Congestive Heart Failure This is a common feature of all late stage cardiomyopathies when the muscles of the heart become too weak to pump enough blood to the body for normal function. [childrenscardiomyopathy.org]

heart failure (chf) with cardiomyopathy Congestive heart failure due to cardiomyopathy Primary cardiomyopathy Secondary cardiomyopathy Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy Clinical Information A disease of the heart muscle or myocardium proper. [icd10data.com]

His other complaints included productive cough with whitish blood-tinged sputum, frontal headache, mild subjective fever and mid-sternal chest discomfort. Past medical history included only hypertension. No home medications were used. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

Paramedics were called and found her unresponsive with agonal respirations. [link.springer.com]

disease, and various chemicals and drugs. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

No patients had hypertension, drug or alcohol abuse, ischemic heart disease or systemic disorders. [onlinejacc.org]

Understand Your Risk for Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy Prevention and Treatment of Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy in Children Learn more: Family History and Heart Disease Alcohol and Heart Disease Cocaine, Marijuana and Other [heart.org]

Therefore, code 425.8 should be added to 414.8 (other specified forms of chronic ischemic heart disease) for ischemic cardiomyopathy. But it's ischemic heart disease. Wait a second. [hcpro.com]

Epidemiology In contrast to coronary heart disease having a higher incidence in the elderly, cardiomyopathies can occur at younger ages. [patient.info]

Dose-dependent tachycardia, hypertension along with increased arousal is the first physiological response to cocaine use. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

The patient’s heart rate increased to 130bpm immediately after the intubation, with telemetry showing sinus tachycardia. An ECG was performed within one minute after intubation (see Figure 1 ). [radcliffecardiology.com]

Although the number of patients studied may not be representative, the incidence of ventricular tachycardia seems to be associated with higher values of TE (Table 1). [onlinejacc.org]

Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy Persistently high heart rates (above 110 beats per minute), such as in sustained ventricular tachycardia, or associated with atrial fibrillation, results in heart failure when left untreated. [textbookofcardiology.org]

With prolonged arrhythmias, the heartbeat may become either too fast (tachycardia) or too slow (bradycardia) and can occur in either the heart ventricles or atrial. [childrenscardiomyopathy.org]

Cardiomegaly is usually considered a requisite for the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. [8] The mean heart weight is about 600 g. [9] Some patients with dilated cardiomyopathy have very little cardiac enlargement, and the diagnosis must be made on [emedicine.medscape.com]

Cardiomegaly may be suspected on chest radiography, and the electrocardiogram shows non-specific abnormalities of the ST-segment and T-waves. Conduction defects may also occur. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Common abnormalities seen on the chest radiograph include cardiomegaly, interstitial edema, pleural effusion(s), and evidence of previous sternotomy (sternal wires). [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

rhythm, persistent jugular venous distention, systemic hypotension, peripheral vascular disease Laboratory findings Hyponatremia, persistently elevated B-type natriuretic peptide and A-type natriuretic peptide levels, elevated norepinephrine and renin [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

An important feature of the physical examination is a gallop rhythm of S3 and S4. S3 and S4 may fuse in tachycardic patients with new onset of heart failure. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Evaluate for heart murmur. Evaluate for femoral pulses. Evaluate for physical features suggestive of Marfan syndrome. Obtain blood pressure. [aafp.org]

Citation American Heart Hospital Journal 2010;8(1):52-4 DOI Baclofen intrathecal infusion is frequently used to treat muscle spasticity of spinal or cerebral origin. [radcliffecardiology.com]

Images from transthoracic ECG and ventriculography within first hours of exhibiting the symptoms showing extensive akinesia with preserved contraction in more basal portions (B and D). [revespcardiol.org]

[…] ejection fraction 40% By RV angiography: Regional RV akinesia, dyskinesia, or aneurysm Minor By 2D echo: Regional RV akinesia or dyskinesia and 1 of the following (end diastole): PLAX RVOT 29 to 2 ) PSAX RVOT 32 to 2 ) or fractional area change 33% to [textbookofcardiology.org]

Case Report A 23-year-old man with a history of quadriplegia and muscular spasticity secondary to a previous motor vehicle accident presented to the emergency department for refill of his baclofen pump. [radcliffecardiology.com]

Keywords Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Apical ballooning syndrome Subarachnoid hemorrhage Intracranial hemorrhage ECG abnormalities Background Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has a reported mortality of 30 to 50%. [link.springer.com]

A previous ECG (two years ago) showed incomplete right bundle branch block morphology but no other abnormality. [radcliffecardiology.com]

These may include electrocardiogram (ECG) changes of QT prolongation and T wave inversion, elevated biochemical markers of myocardial damage and heart failure, and decreased left ventricular function [ 1 ]-[ 3 ]. [link.springer.com]

Electrocardiographic diagnostic criteria for HCM in first-degree relatives of index cases with HCM : Major: Left ventricular hypertrophy and repolarization changes T-wave inversion in leads I and aVL ( 3mm) (with QRS–T wave axis difference 30 ), V3–V6 [textbookofcardiology.org]

Electrocardiogram on admission showed sinus tachycardia; left atrial enlargement, left ventricular hypertrophy and nonspecific T wave abnormalities over the anterior wall leads. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

Beware of encoders What about a patient with left ventricular hypertrophy due to increased work caused by aortic stenosis? Physicians refer to this as valvular heart disease. In their minds, it's a cardiomyopathy. [hcpro.com]

Cardiac involvement is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy, electrographically and echocardiographically, but cardiac symptoms are frequently absent. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Important complications of fibrosis include left ventricular hypertrophy, as well as systolic and diastolic dysfunction of both ventricles. [reumatologiaclinica.org]