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

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... (ASD) with Shunting ... with Contrast (a4c ... Ivan_Echocardio #Atrial ... #clinical #pocus
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #shunting
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
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... #myxoma #POCUS
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
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Summary A defect ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... right atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... contraction in atrial ... in RA pressure (atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... #Right #Atrium ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... echocardiogram • Right ... Estimates pulmonary artery ... atrial pressure ... , Pulmonary artery