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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... with acute onset atrial ... POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
of Primary and Functional ... plane into left atrium ... valve - Secondary ... from dilated LA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
electrocardiogram showed atrial ... denotes left atrium ... The left atrium ... with an indexed atrial ... decrease in left atrial
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... chronic severe MR ... #left #atrium #
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Thickened and fibrosed MV ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... chambers dilated ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
MR (double V sign ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... Eosinophilia may play ... MR • Hepatosplenomegaly