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Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... interdependence—notice how the RV/LV ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #a4c #bounce
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... • Constrictive ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4C
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... valves and pulmonary ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Accommodate RV/LV ... Inflow Across A-V Valves ... (pulmonary vasculature ... pulmonary capillaries ... 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 ... , (B) a septal mitral ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... endocarditis with pericardial ... abscess, and reduced LV ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Sonographic Pulsus Paradoxus: Pulsed wave Doppler over mitral valve inflow demonstrating peak velocity change >25% with
wave Doppler over mitral ... valve inflow demonstrating ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #cardiology
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fluids, check for LV ... view to avoid pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #cardiology #clinical
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fluids, check for LV ... view to avoid pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #cardiology #clinical