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LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... mitral valve, but ... to the LV wall. ... #Wall #Thrombus ... #PLAX #Clot #DilatedCM
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram

Catch me if you can

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Mobile #Atrial #Thrombus #Echocardiogram
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #tee #cardiology ... #mitral #stenosis
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... territory] In PLAX ... clot is very clear ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... (5) Layered clot ... seen in LA by the ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
hypertrophy, pericardial ... weeks before or TEE ... Moderate or severe mitral ... stenosis • Mechanical ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Pt has biventricular ... wall thickening ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Turbulent Flow in the Internal Jugular Vein on POCUS secondary to a distal thrombus.

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Jugular Vein on POCUS ... but not all causes ... include: ♦️Thrombi ... States ♦️Vessel Stenosis ... & PVD (often from
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Pt has biventricular ... wall thickening ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology