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ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... LV apex) and a ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... a4c #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the ... right atrium in ... #atrial #septal ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram

Catch me if you can

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Mobile #Atrial #Thrombus #Echocardiogram
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... #Thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus ... #tee #cardiology ... #mitral #stenosis
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
Echocardiogram Spontaneous contrast ... left atrium AF ... = huge risk of thrombus ... #TEE #Transesophageal ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... • Stasis and thrombus ... ) • May need contrast ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
thrombus • Digoxin ... to exclude thrombus ... severe mitral stenosis ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
/relaxation of the ... is late RCM as LV ... An ASD with atria ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
seen in LA by the ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... POCUS steps in ... maybe consider contrast ... : serial blood cultures ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology