Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... β€’ SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... of your basic cardiac ... #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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& direction of mitral ... valve & papillary ... β€’ Evaluate for LV ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy ... atached to the mitral ... valve, but to the ... #Echocardiogram
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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... valve prolapse/ ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... ; AS, aortic stenosis ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 β€’ Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Angiography or Cardiac ... embolization Wlo LV ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac