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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... saline) in the right ... #contrast #effect ... 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 ... #Defect #ASD #Echocardiogram ... #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 #septal ... #defect #ASD #Bubble ... #cardiology #pocus
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... septal defect. ... depending on the relative ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... Small secundum ASD ... #Contrast #Effect ... #pocus #bubble
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Thickening, retraction and ... immobility of the right-sided ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup right-heart ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
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
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... Peak tricuspid regurgitation ... of ventricular septum ... heart catheterization ... guanylate cyclase (sGC
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... • Coagulase-negative ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... • Left sided > Right ... diagnosis #management #cardiology