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Director of Clinical Operations, Jefferson Heart Institute. ASE Guidelines chair. BOD, IAC-Echo. Advocate for high value cardiac care. Opinions = mine.
Aug 1, 2018 12 tweets 19 min read
#FITSurvivalGuide on Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM) vs Constrictive Pericarditis (CP).

In both:

💠Diastolic RV & LV impaired; systolic function preserved
💠HFpEF phenotype, predominant “R sided” signs (­JVP, edema, ascites)

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@dr_chirumamilla @Pooh_Velagapudi @bcostelloMD 🔑 to understanding different filling:
RCM = myocardial disorder
CP = pericardial disorder.

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