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Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
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
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
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Secondary Causes of Mitral ... organic) chronic mitral ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... Secondary (functional ... Regurgitation #differential
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... Fractional area ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diastolic/Systolic Function ... ) • Mitral Stenosis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... • Ventricular Dysfunction ... Rotation of the Functional ... #Anomaly #A4c #Echocardiogram
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
of Primary and Functional ... malcoaptation and annulus dysfunction ... Causes of functional ... Causes #Primary #Functional ... #Differential #