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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... #echocardiogram ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... on Echocardiogram ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #ASD #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #cardiology #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... septum might look ... An ASD with atria ... #clinical #pocus ... #cardiology #a4c
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... showing significant septal ... admission, he was diagnosed ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
patient with an ASD ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... HR 74, JVP 15 cm ... velocity of 9.5 cm ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... should be done on diagnosis ... Serial TTE and close ... #diagnosis #management