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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
#effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
Post-MI Free Wall ... acute hemorrhagic pericardial ... effusion? ... (FWR) after an MI ... management acutely for tamponade
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Obstruction - Rupture
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
hemorrhage • Ruptured ... aortic aneurysm ... contractility) - Acute MI ... embolism - Pericardial ... tamponade - Tension
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
effusion or expanding ... pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... inferior or lateral MI ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... of associated pericardial ... effusion/tamponade ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Papillary muscle rupture ... 70M recent MI with ... resp failure and pulmonary ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
VSD with with pulmonary ... syndrome, and pericardial ... effusion. ... profound that tamponade ... #Clinical #PLAX
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
ruled out aortic ... effusion and an ... the OR for post MI ... were evacuated (tamponade ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical