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ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
a look at the LV ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... orientation of the septum ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
interventricular septum ... left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... LA), anterior mitral ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... muscle injury: Direct ... it results from SAM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... mitral annular ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Mitral valve doesn ... This can be LA aneurysm ... Long chronic severe ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
displaced than the mitral ... associated with an atrial ... septal defect. ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Glomerulonephritis Septic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dysfunction or LV ... unless prior heart/lung ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... management for select ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... tumor embolism Septic