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LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
LVOT measurement ... Mid-systole #LVOT ... #measurements #outflowtract
Combined Severe Aortic Stenosis and LV Outflow Tract Obstruction

- Marc Dweck @MarcDweck

#Clinical #Cardiology #CardiacMRI #AorticStenosis #LVOTO
AorticStenosis #LVOTO ... #OutflowTract #
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Accurately measure LVOT ... Zoom to LVOT 3. ... PW doppler into LVOT ... VTI x π (LVOT Diam ... /2) 2 SV = LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
Area 2) Calculate LVOT ... Output SV = (LVOT ... Area) x (LVOT VTI ... ) CO = (LVOT Area ... ) x (LVOT VTI) X
LVOT Obstruction noted during CPR on TEE (iatrogenic LVOT obstruction)

- Dr. Tom Jelic
@TomJelic

#LVOT #Obstruction #CPR #ACLS
LVOT Obstruction ... TEE (iatrogenic LVOT ... @TomJelic #LVOT
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Answer: Dynamic LVOTO ... Anterior #Motion #LVOTO
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
Significant LVOT
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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& severity of LVOT
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
rotation, the LVOT
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
outflow tract (LVOT