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Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #SC4C
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Mobile Cardiac Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram

Pinball!
- Dr. Alexandre Aby Azar @alexandre_aby

#Intracardiac #Thrombus #Mobile #Pinball #Clinical #POCUS
Mobile Cardiac Thrombus ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Ultrasound ... #Atrial
Mobile Intracardiac Cardiac Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram

Original clip by Dr. Srinivasa Rao Kommavarapu

#Intracardiac #Thrombus #Mobile #Clinical
Mobile Intracardiac Cardiac ... Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Ultrasound ... #Atrial
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... fibrillation and atrial ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac ... VTI 3) Calculate Cardiac ... 101 @Pocus101 #Cardiac ... Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology