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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
outflow tract (LVOT ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 •
in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... & severity of LVOT ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
Significant LVOT ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Accurately measure LVOT ... Zoom to LVOT 3. ... PW doppler into LVOT ... VTI x π (LVOT Diam ... /2) 2 SV = LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
Area 2) Calculate LVOT ... Output SV = (LVOT ... Area) x (LVOT VTI ... ) CO = (LVOT Area ... ) x (LVOT VTI) X
LVOT Obstruction noted during CPR on TEE (iatrogenic LVOT obstruction)

- Dr. Tom Jelic
@TomJelic

#LVOT #Obstruction #CPR #ACLS
LVOT Obstruction ... TEE (iatrogenic LVOT ... @TomJelic #LVOT
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Diagnosis • Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pathophysiology #Differential
LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
LVOT measurement ... Mid-systole #LVOT
Etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
 - Noninfiltrative disorders 
 - Infiltrative disorders 
 - Storage diseases
of restrictive cardiomyopathy ... #restrictive #cardiomyopathy ... #differential #
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #differential #