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Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... diameter > 7 cm and ... LAESV index > 160 mL ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Left Atrial Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Mitral #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... • Pericardial ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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of Scleroderma (SSc ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... PAH (pulmonary arterial ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Coxsackie virus A and ... Influenza Mumps Bacterial ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... sac) Chylopericardium
Pericardial Waffle Procedure in Constrictive Pericarditis
Pericardial waffle procedure was performed to relieve a thick and constricted
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... haemodynamic improvement (cardiac ... index 1.9 to 3.1 mL ... atrial pressure ... video #openheart #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... Has new large pericardial ... #S4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... specific finding and ... #A3C #SeptalBounce