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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 •
The Role of Echocardiography ... • Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Aortic Valve, Mitral ... LV in different ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
for associated LV ... thrombus. ... pooling of blood in the ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star)
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
"Moon" LV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram
76 years old lady with CRT, known IHD, increased shortness of
"Moon" LV Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Can you spot the ... #Moon #LV #Thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... weeks before or TEE ... Moderate or severe mitral ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... Doppler to localize tear ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... anterior infarct in apical
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
Apical Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... parasternal short ... #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... subxyphoid, and apical ... Views: parasternal short ... axis and apical ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram