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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... elevation of acute pericarditis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... • Pericardial
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Shot through the heart ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... • PSAX: Mitral Valve ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... #clinical #cardiology
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
calcifications within the heart ... calcifications and valve ... Here we see pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Inflow Across A-V Valves ... intrapericardial (heart ... transmitted to the heart ... #constrictive #pericarditis ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Carcinoid Heart ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... Carcinoid heart ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus