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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
& poor mitral valve ... jet seen from LV ... to LA across the ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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The Role of Echocardiography ... • Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
thrombus • Digoxin ... weeks before or TEE ... Moderate or severe mitral ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
- Apical 4 Chamber ... /relaxation of the ... is late RCM as LV ... An ASD with atria ... #cardiology #a4c
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
for associated LV ... thrombus. ... pooling of blood in the ... EF -> visible mural ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
; LV = left ventricle ... with basal RV/LV ... #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Typically ↑ mitral ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... papillary muscles apically ... pacing (especially apical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology