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Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Abnormalities: - Mitral ... of leaflets - Mitral ... involvement: - Effusion ... ECG Abnormalities ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
LV Apical Thrombus on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#LV #ventricular #Apical #Thrombus #a4c #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
LV Apical Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... #ventricular #Apical ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
LV apical thrombus on Echocardiogram

Another STEMI late comer with huge apical thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#LV
LV apical thrombus ... #ventricular #apical ... #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... atached to the mitral ... #Ventricular #Wall ... #Thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Echocardiogram ... for associated LV ... EF -> visible mural ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... , (B) a septal mitral ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... with pericardial effusion ... abscess, and reduced LV ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... occupying 1/3 the LV ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c