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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... LA across the MV ... #clinical #cardiology
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Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
murmur (grade 2/ ... low-pitched diastolic rumble ... atrium, LV left ... The left atrium ... clinical #doppler #radiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... Mitral valve doesn ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... #left #atrium # ... #pocus
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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... atrium. ... parachute mitral valve ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
ASD or PFO with left ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
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Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardioversion 2. ... Mechanical heart valve ... • Left atrial ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... In addition to dilated ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... Serial TTE and close