22 results
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Views and Windows ... -Chamber View (A4C ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Disease on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) "Frozen ... " tricuspid valve ... Thickening, retraction and ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Disease on Echocardiogram ... septal tricuspid ... valve leaflets ... in torrential tricuspid ... #pocus #a4c
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... ; PS, pulmonary ... MVP/MR, mitral valve ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
valve peak systolic ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... valve F. ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... #management #hepatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #management #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... closure of the tricuspid ... valve ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Hypertension on Echocardiogram ... severe RV dilation and ... apically displaced valve ... (the tricuspid) ... clinical #cardiology #s4c