7 results
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive ... blue marks on her chest ... Causes = RV failure ... extra sound is a pericardial ... #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Cardiac MRI

MRI shows ventricular interdependence and re-demonstrates the thickened pericardium. 

Dr. Omid Kiamanesh
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Cardiac MRI ... the thickened pericardium ... #Pericarditis # ... #radiology #chest
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... evidence of RA/RV ... #clinical #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... to Accommodate RV ... Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... pericarditis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #dissociation
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... halt, increased pericardial ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology