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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
has pericardial effusion ... Also had medial mitral ... #Pericarditis #CP ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
tricuspid/pulmonic stenosis ... systole): c-v wave fusion ... ‘v’ wave with mitral ... Success of mitral ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... , (B) a septal mitral ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Commissural fusion ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... /marantic endocarditis ... plane into left atrium ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Criteria • ↑ ESR, CRP ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology