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

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
(SAM) of the Mitral ... (SAM) describes ... #SAM #MitralValve ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
systolic anterior motion ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... #SAM #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... Systolic #Anterior #Motion ... #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Nice demonstration of SAM in HOCM by cardiac CT
- Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach
#HOCM #CCTA #CardiacCTA #Hypertrophic #Obstructive
demonstration of SAM ... in HOCM by cardiac ... #Obstructive #Cardiomyopathy ... #SAM #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... thickening and SAM ... ) septal HCM + SAM ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... - Sinoatrial (SA ... generates the action ... - The SA node ... #Anatomy #Cardiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Pharmacology Summary Cardiac ... , Intermediate Action ... current) causing ↓SA ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... pathophysiology #phases #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Echocardiogram- Caught in Action ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... Arterial #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology