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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... with acute onset atrial ... POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... cava; LA = left atrium ... ventricle; RA = right atrium ... Dilated RV with ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... Mitral valve doesn ... #left #atrium # ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Sinus venosus ASD + severely dilated RV 2/2

- Medlife Crisis (Rohin)
@MedCrisis

#Clinical #Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram #ASD #Atrial
Sinus venosus ASD ... + severely dilated ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Atrial #SeptalDefect
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
calcification - Age-related ... endocarditis (vegetations ... )/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... demonstrating left atrial ... valve. ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #POCUS
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
this line and the tricuspid ... and mitral valves ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... plane into left atrium ... valve - Secondary ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... 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 ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... hugging the left atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus