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Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... constriction. ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #a4c #bounce
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Volume → Septum Shifts ... Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... Inflow Across A-V Valves ... structures and extra- pericardial ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... circumferential pericardial ... ventricular septal shift ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A3C
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Carcinoid Heart ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... regurgitation #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
calcifications and valve ... Here we see pericardial ... associated with constrictive ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial
Sonographic Pulsus Paradoxus: Pulsed wave Doppler over mitral valve inflow demonstrating peak velocity change >25% with
Doppler over mitral valve ... Echocardiogram #Doppler #Pericardial ... Effusion #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Failure secondary to Carcinoid ... Echocardiogram Carcinoid ... septal tricuspid valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c