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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... mellitus Acute myocardial ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute Myocardial ... Septal Rupture: ... • Stasis and thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
Ventricular tachycardia ... and ventricular ... Wall rupture (septum ... especially with inferior ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
TRPG = tricuspid valve ... intraventricle septum ... the tricuspic valve ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
• Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... rupture, Left ventricular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture
Inferior infarct.
Ivs flat suggest high RV pressure- bad news
Needs immediate cardiac surgery.

Ivan Stankovic,
Septal Rupture ... Inferior infarct ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
(A) a dilated inferior ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... the RV as the ventricular ... tethering of the anterior ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial ... artery (LMCA). left anterior ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... Differentiating ventricular ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pardee's sign" + PPD ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... following an acute myocardial ... #cardiology #ecg