Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... β€’ Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
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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What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
What's the LV Mass ... can eyeball it (PSAX ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
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Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Window on POCUS Echocardiogram ... for associated LV ... thrombus. ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
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Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... Short-Axis View (PSAX ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole β€”> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... - Apical 4 Chamber ... as LV dysfunction ... #Restrictive #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #a4c
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... , LV thrombus, RV ... pregnancy β€’ May have typical ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB