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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). ... #POCUS #Apical ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... valve doesn’t look typical ... This can be LA aneurysm ... #left #atrium # ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... atrium. ... papillary muscles apically ... from dilated LA ... pacing (especially apical
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
features include: • Apical ... obliteration of the left ... as a 3-layered delayed ... with overlying thrombus ... ventricles and marked atria