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

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... anterior motion ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Ventricular Collapse - Systolic ... Collapse - Plethoric Inferior ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Ventricular Collapse - Systolic ... Collapse - Plethoric Inferior ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
papillary mucle; SAM, systolic ... anterior motion ... Regurgitation #MR ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Differential #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... RJonesSonoEM #Systolic ... #Anterior #Motion ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Regional wall motion, systolic ... • Typically anterior ... contracts) during systole ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
balloon counter-pulsation ... Balloon deflates in systole ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... area change; IVC, inferior ... annular plane systolic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
infarction especially inferior ... - Secondary to systemic ... mid-portion of anterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology