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The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
enhancement due to ischemia ... subendocardial ischemia ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Radiology ... Subendocardial #Ischemia
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
mitral valve coaptation ... jet seen from LV ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Eustachian Valve on POCUS Echocardiogram = A4c

What the Heck is in the Right Atrium?
Eustachian Valve! Rudimentary
Eustachian Valve ... Right Atrium? ... Eustachian Valve ... #Valve #POCUS # ... #cardiology
Prominent Eustachian valve on Echocardiogram
Prominent Eustachian valve can be confused with the right atrial mass, esp
with the right ... atrial mass, esp ... when there is a clinical ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... septum #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... weeks before or TEE ... Mechanical heart valve ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... aortic valve and ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... Note the small pericardial ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the ... plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... regurgitation - Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Early embolic/ischemic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology