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Echo MasterClass

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Chapter 5

Presenter: Prof. Thomas Binder, MD, FESC

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What you will learn

Left ventricular function is not the only thing to look at in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. In this chapter you will see how echo can help you understand symptoms, prognosis and treatment options for such patients.

What are the causes of dil. CMP?
Hemodynamic consequence
Sequels of dil. CMP
Echo findings
How to investigate a patient with dil. CMP?
Specific forms of dil.CMP

Video lectures

Quiz

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Cases

I believe I can fly

Would you allow this pilot to fly a jet plane?

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Something Cheesy?

Strange appearance of the myocardium and a life threatening condition

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Toxic Effects

Something is poisining the heart

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Hawk Eyes

You really have to look closely to find the problem here

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Desperation

A detailed look at endstage heart failure

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Right / Wrong

Dramatic presentation - A dead right ventricle

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One Cylinder

Friedreich's Ataxia - How it can affect the heart

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Broken Pipe

How a broken pipe can (almost) break the heart

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Learning from the Old

A teaching case that shows you how to interpret finding of left ventriciular dysfunction

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Electricity and the Heart

A Simple approach to Dyssynchrony

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Case stories

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Dyspnea delivered by the stork

Ultrasound Case: Here is the story of a patient who was referred to our clinic because of shortness of breath ...

The African "Beauty" and its "Beast"

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Join us on a tour around the globe. Meet some of our users and friends and learn more about the specific problems and diseases in those countries.

Wiggles

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Ultrasound case: Mr. Kaminski had never been seriously ill. He had always taken good care of his health. But then ...

Fact sheets

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