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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
(A4C) 35yoF ... POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... LA across the MV
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Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... LA diameter > 7 cm ... #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C
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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... (a4c) It belongs ... Mitral valve doesn ... #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
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
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
- Differential ... ASD or PFO with left ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
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Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... In addition to dilated ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #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
event, follow ACC ... algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management