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Aortic root aneurysm seen during open heart surgery

Dr. Kazi Ferdous @fazalabul

#AorticRoot #Aneurysm #Aorta #Clinical #Video #OpenHeart
@fazalabul #AorticRoot ... OpenHeart #CTS #ThoracicSurgery
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
OpenHeart #CTS #ThoracicSurgery ... #RVR #Beating
Right Ventricular Structure and Function

- Almost 75 % of the RV systolic function is dependent in
Almost 75 % of the RV ... longitudinal free RV ... crucial for the RV ... response to any RV ... in short axis RV
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Management of Acute RV ... Treat Etiology of RV ... Infarction involving RV ... Quick to Prevent RV ... cardionerds #RV
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... correlates with RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
de-laminate" from the RV ... • Affects RV ... displacement in RV ... • Associated RV
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... to ECG leads) RV ... Changes • STE in aVR
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
Spiral: Increased RV
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
RV Dilatation in ... Notice not only RV ... @eabramsMD #RV
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... 1500 d/s/cm5) (SVR ... -120 d/s/cm5) (PVR ... passive filling of RV