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Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... on Echocardiogram ... #Multiple #LV ... #clinical #cardiology ... plax #dilated #cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick LV ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #SC4C
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... • LV Noncompaction ... Infiltrative (Amyloidosis ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Angiography or Cardiac ... embolization Wlo LV ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Cardiac: • LVH ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
Doppler imaging; AcT ... = left atrium; LV ... with basal RV/LV ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... thrombus, RV systolic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PSAX