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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... pulmonary venous flow, Vp ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
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preserved ejection fraction ... mechanisms and management ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... 100/82, HR 74, JVP ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... , and elevated JVP ... is identified (video ... preserved systolic function ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
LV Filling - Criteria ... for Diagnosis of ... #diastology #cardiology ... #diagnosis #echocardiography ... #echocardiogram
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... Diagnostic criteria ... Effect: improves functional ... Effect: improves functional ... #management #hepatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... etiology remains ... studies show no ↓ LV function ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... auscultation, JVD ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
guideline-directed management ... guideline-directed management ... ventricular ejection fraction ... #indications #cardiology ... #diagnosis #criteria