Diagnostic Pointers in Cardiology - Body Appearance
Author: Dr. Subrahmanyam Karuturi, MD
| Diagnostic Pointers | Diagnosis | Associated Cardiac Diagnosis |
| Dwarfism, polydactyly | Ellis-van-Creveld Syndrome | ASD, Common Atrium |
| Morbid Obesity, Somnolence | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Pulmonary Hypertension, Cor pulmonale, Hypoventilation |
| Straight lower back | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Aortic Regurgitation, Complete Heart Block |
| Hammer toes, pes cavus | Friedreich's Ataxia | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Angina, Sick Sinus Syndrome |
| Overweight, mesomorphic, balding, hairy, tense middle aged patient | Coronary Artery Disease | |
| Truncal Obesity, thin extremities, moon face, buffalo hump | Cushing's Syndrome | Hypertension |
| Tall stature, thick extremities | Acromegaly | Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Conduction Defects |
| Short stature, webbed neck, low hairline, wide-set nipples, small chin, sexual infantilism | Turner's Syndrome | Coarctation of Aorta, Valvular Pulmonic Stenosis |
| Anasarca | Congestive Heart Failure | |
| Struggling, anguished, frightened, orhtopneic, diaphoretic look | Pulmonary Edema | |
| Tall stature, long extremities | Klinefelter's Syndrome | ASD or VSD, PDA, TOF |
| Long extremities, kyphoscoliosis, pectus carinatum | Homocystinuria | Arterial and Venous Thrombosis |
| Tall stature, long extremities with arm span exceeding patient's height, sparse subcutaneous fat | Marfan's Syndrome | Mitral Valve Prolapse, Aortic Dilation, Aortic Dissection |
Diagnostic Pointers in Cardiology
