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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... (a4c) An elderly ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Septal #Defect ... #a4c #clinical
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
) in the right atrium ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #ASD #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Atrium - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal Defect ... with Pulmonary Arterial ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... mPAP > 25mmHg, PVR ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... #management #hepatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... decade → peripheral/acral ... Pituitary MRI+contrast ... Management:
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... heart function (JVD ... multiple bilateral defects ... • Confirm diagnosis ... #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... for select patients ... stratification #diagnosis