8 results
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... HCM + SAM ==> D ... #HCM #clinical ... #pocus
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
(A4) Apical 4 Chamber ... orientation of the septum ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Echocardiogram - Apical ... septum might look ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
ventricle, parasternal long ... Dilated RV with ... intraventricle septum ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... valve doesn’t look typical ... Long chronic severe ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... CMP, long-standing ... it results from SAM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
., familial or dilated ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... , LV thrombus, RV ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology