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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
) in the right atrium ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #ASD #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #Atrial ... #Contrast #a4c ... #clinical #pocus
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #ASD #Bubble #Contrast ... #pocus #shunting
A patient with lung cancer and a curious left atrial mass on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
cancer and a curious ... left atrial mass ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #metastasis #a4c ... #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... on radioactive lung
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus #bubble
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... Long chronic severe ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... dilated #left #atrium ... #pocus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... unless prior heart/lung ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... management for select ... stratification #diagnosis