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Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Papillary Muscle ... Rupture on POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #PLAX
Anterolateral Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/849251857704902656

#Anterior #Anterolateral #Papillary #muscle #rupture #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Clinical
muscle rupture ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 849251857704902656 #Anterior ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #PLAX
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... antero-lateral ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Mitral Valve, and Papillary ... motion to image the LV ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... #Views #Clinical
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
rupture on POCUS ... rupture on POCUS ... Labeled Video ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... The anterior (anterolateral ... ) papillary muscle ... #PLAX #PSAX #clinical
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... #Ventricular #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI ... #PSAX #A4C #Echocardiogram
Posteromedial Papillary Muscle Rupture on Echo

Acute post-MI rupture of the posteromedial papillary muscle is 6-10 times
Muscle Rupture ... from RCA while anterior ... LAD or LCX MI, anterior ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Echocardiogram ... fine quivering of LV ... Note akinesia of anterior ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical