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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Long chronic severe ... ASD with R/L shunting ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... unless prior heart/lung ... management for select ... stratification #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
clear lungs. ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... ventricular septal shift ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... muscle injury: Direct ... CMP, long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology