What is the reason for this patient's hypertrophy?

In this short clip, we discuss which different methods for diagnosing and treating precapillary and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension there are.

This is the case of a 54 years old patient presenting with tachycardia and shortness of breath. Her problem was quickly found with echo: pulmonary embolism.

In this case of an obese patient presenting with dyspnea, the reason for the symptoms seems to be found quickly. But is diastolic dysfunction really the whole story? Watch this clip to see once again the added value of speckle tracking echocardiography.