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Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
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Right heart dysfunction ... right ventricular dysfunction ... ejection time; FAC, fractional ... of myocardial performance ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
Mitral Regurgitation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... for LV systolic function ... @eabramsMD #Mitral ... Regurgitation #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... electrocardiogram, MI: mitral ... inflow, MA: mitral ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... and Functional ... malcoaptation and annulus dysfunction ... Causes of functional ... #Functional #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... of Mitral Regurgitation ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... Secondary (functional ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... Fractional area ... predictive of all‐cause ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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global myocardial function ... & direction of mitral ... intrinsic structure of mitral ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
of LV Diastolic Function ... - Myocardial Function ... - Relation of Mitral ... LV #Diastolic #Function ... echocardiography #echocardiogram
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia is caused ... impaired renal function ... rarely the sole cause ... underlying renal dysfunction
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Diastolic/Systolic Function ... ) • Mitral Stenosis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... Volume Overload • Mitral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes