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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 #septal ... #Contrast #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #pocus
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... septal defect. ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
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
to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
valve with severe regurgitation ... Thickening, retraction and ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
septal tricuspid ... torrential tricuspid regurgitation ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... tumor embolism Septic ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... cardiac function ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exertion, orthopnea, PND ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology