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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
as ventricular ... septal motion abnormality ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Short Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function, as
as ventricular ... septal motion abnormality ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #psax
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... imaging of the ventricular ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Fixed Volume → Septum ... A-wave (E/A > 1) ... - pericardial (pulmonary ... extra-pericardial pulmonary ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... Early transit of bubbles ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus