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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... (LV) and left atrium ... (LA). ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... note mechanical mitral ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #cardiology #clinical ... #POCUS
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... papillary muscles apically ... from dilated LA ... pacing (especially apical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Transesophageal ... No mitral stenosis.Simultaneous ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... left atrial wall ... underestimate MR ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Mitral valve doesn ... ’t look typical ... This can be LA aneurysm ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... MI effecting [LAD ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... in duration (↑ LA ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
A2C) Window on POCUS ... pooling of blood in the ... In this case, severely ... EF -> visible mural ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
features include: • Apical ... with overlying thrombus ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology