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Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy 1) LV ... of LV dysfunction ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • ... Clinical presentation ... Increases, Cardiac US: LV ... #Causes #cardiology
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
of LV Non-compaction ... Doppler analysis #LV ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Case 1: LV Clot ... #clinical #a4c ... #cardiology
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ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
Evaluation of LV ... Filling - Criteria ... for Diagnosis of ... Function #diastology #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
, left atrium; LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
hydatid cyst in the LV ... May also cause outflow ... Hydatid #Cyst #LV ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology #echinococcus
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Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... before performing echocardiogram ... tapering, decreased LV ... those >day 10 with clinical ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
common problem in clinical ... impaired and normal LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria