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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... appearance of heart ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... appearance of heart ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #S4C
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... presentation • Cardiac-specific ... signs of amyloidosis ... detection • For cardiac-specific ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
absence of the pericardium ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... deviation - CMR: left posterolateral ... displacement of the heart
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
absence of the pericardium ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... deviation - CMR: left posterolateral ... displacement of the heart
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
e.g.congenital heart ... Hyper-Enhancement: Amyloidosis ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Shot through the heart ... Pericardial window ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) A4c view; RV ... /w acute right heart ... Diagnosis concerning ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart