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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... & poor mitral valve ... jet seen from LV ... AFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
• Ventricles: Ventricular ... Fibrillation (AF ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Mechanical heart valve ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
see above that atrial ... when the aortic valve ... closes and a backup ... pressure (aorta > LV ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on Cardiac Catheterization

Elderly patient taken up for primary PCI. See the way the proximal
Atrial Fibrillation ... AF cause coarse ... shows movement of ventricular ... CathLab #AFib #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... POCUS #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
; LV = left ventricle ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... with basal RV/LV ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Vegetations seen ... plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fine quivering of LV ... #Fibrillation # ... #ultrasound #Cardiology