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Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick ... Septum with Apical ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... - Apical 4 Chamber ... septum might look ... An ASD with atria ... #clinical #pocus
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
AL Cardiac: • ... low-voltage EKG, & restrictive ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... - Apical 4 Chamber ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Notice the typical ... (fossa ovalis) and
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
Tropical Endomyocardial ... features include: • Apical ... /or right ventricles ... with overlying thrombus ... marked atria enlargement