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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... large clot and tamponade ... effusion #clot #thrombus ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... to acute MI • ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Can be acute or ... Regurge Mural Thrombus ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... tamponade. ... Infarction #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... US: LV hypokinesia ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
LV/RV Dysfunction ... • Features of tamponade ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus ... #cardiology #differential
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... the clot is very clear ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... (A4c) Hypotensive ... tamponade! ... #ultrasound #a4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology