4 results
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
TAPSE is <17 mm,12 ... of normal <35%12 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Views: parasternal long ... and apical • Focus ... and apical • Focus ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Chin #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... edema, and clear lungs ... meeting diagnostic criteria ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasis of lung ... breast cancer (10%–12% ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d