11 results
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... and Left Atrial ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #Stenosis #Atrial
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
LA denotes left atrium ... The left atrium ... with an indexed atrial ... decrease in left atrial ... #stenosis #cardio
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... atrium in a patient ... #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... and left atria, ... of the right and ... identify left atrial
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
, 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right ... atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... • Left sided > Right ... Abscess, destructive penetrating
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
material) was required ... Here is the cardiac ... here we see it in right ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
on this saline contrast ... >LAP as atrial septum ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary