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Circulação Cardíaca Pré-Natal - Prenatal Heart Circulation

Circulação Cardíaca Pré-Natal Vamos entender melhor sobre o coração do bebê ainda na barriga da mãe?! Assista nosso vídeo.         Federal University of Amazonas    

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Cirurgia de Fontan

A cirurgia de Fontan é o complemento do tratamento cirúrgico paliativo para os corações chamados univentriculares. O coração malformado que possui apenas um ventrículo, realiza o desvio da veia cava..

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Anomalia de Ebstein (displasia da valva tricúspide)

Nesse desenho esquemático demostramos como funciona o coração com malformação na valva tricúspide (anomalia de Ebstein ou displasia da valva tricúspide). O sangue que deveria passar do átrio direito para..

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PASP (pulmonary artery systolic pressure)

I will show you how to estimated the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) with echocardiography. Pulmonary hypertension video link here:   En este video les dire como estimar la presion..

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Echocardiography in the intensive care unit: An essential tool for diagnosis, monitoring and guiding clinical decision-making

In the last years, new trends on patient diagnosis for admission in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) have been observed, shifting from acute myocardial infarction or acute heart failure to..

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Measuring LV diameters (Live!)

  The echo lady; Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and works..

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Aortic Measurements (Live!)

  The echo lady; Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and works..

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Inferior Vena Cava - Vena Cava inferior

In this video I will show you everything you need to know about the inferior vena cava (IVC).   En este video les dire todo acerca de la vena cava..

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Aortic root abscess

An aortic root abscess is a serious complication of infective endocarditis and most commonly seen in patients who have had aortic root repair and/or aortic valve replacement. Aortic root abscess..

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Pectus excavatum

Pectus excavatum is a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into his or her chest. In severe cases, pectus excavatum can look as if the center of the..

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The Role of Multimodality Imaging in Athlete’s Heart Diagnosis: Current Status and Future Directions

Abstract “Athlete’s heart” is a spectrum of morphological and functional changes which occur in the heart of people who practice physical activity. When athlete’s heart occurs with its most marked..

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Stemi Subacuto

Apical akinesia in a patient undergoing primary PCI of residual IVA, with critical stenosis of CX and CTO of the right coronary.  Pierluigi Incarnato,  TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer,..

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Residual Lesion Diagnostics in Pediatric Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Its Outcomes

Abstract Background: To assess the impact of diagnostic procedures in identifying residual lesions during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on survival after pediatric cardiac surgery. Methods: Between January 2012 and December..

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Severe mitral Stenosis insufficiency of the rheumatic type

Severe mitral Stenosis insufficiency of the rheumatic type; doming of the flaps with hypomobility of the LMP. It can be seen Tunnel of the mitral inflow with minimal anatomical opening..

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Hipertension Pulmonar - Pulmonary Hypertension

En este video hablaremos acerca de la hipertension pulmonar en ecocardiografia.   In this video I am going to talk to you about pulmonary hypertension and echocardiography.   The echo..

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McConnell's sign

Background: McConnell's sign (right ventricular free wall [RV] hypokinesia with apical sparing on echocardiography) is often described as very specific for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). In the video..

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Indice de flujo - Flow rate

En este video te hablare del indice de flujo, utilizado en la evaluacion de la estenosis aortica.   In this video I will show you everything about the use of..

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Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is caused by an accumulation of abnormal protein, called amyloid deposits. If these build up in your body they can cause problems, depending on where in your body they..

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Tricuspid valve

Learning points: The tricuspid valve is the largest of the heart valves . Its anatomical structure is complex and constituted of the 3 leaflets, the annulus, the chordae, the papillary..

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Aortic dissection type A

AORTIC DISSECTION TYPE A‼️ All the didactics are on this fantastic video case and one of my previous post showing another type A dissection clinical case. From  (twitter)   Alex :..

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Single ventricle

Patient around 30yo, outpatient evaluated for heart txp. This is a congenital condition where the IVS fails to form correctly , and thus the blood from the atria is mixed..

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Persistent Ductus Arteriosus

 this was a 28yo woman with this condition, where the aorta is still communicating with the pulmonary artery. From LopezOpitz (twitter)    Alex : is a last year medical student,..

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Intramyocardial dissection

Intramyocardial dissection is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. This is the case of..

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Cor Triatriatum

Cor Triatriatum occurs when either the right or left atrium has a flap or tissue or membrane that divides it into two chambers. The classical "Cor Triatrium sinister" is shown..

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Bioprosthetic valve (normal)

This is how a normal aortic bioprosthetic valve is showed on echo. This type of valve (which doesn’t need an INR between 2-3) is generally used in old people (with..

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Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Amyloid cardiomyopathy is a restrictive infiltrative disease that results in severe LV diastolic dysfunction and moderate LV systolic dysfunction. Classically, one may see a significant biatrial enlargement along with leaky..

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD)

ARVD, sometimes also called ARVC (C for Cardiomyopathy), is a rare condition where fibrofatty collagen tissue replaces the normal RV wall. Less commonly, this process involves the LV. Classically the..

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Left Ventricular non Compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC)

In LVNC, the lower left chamber of the heart, called the left ventricle, contains bundles or pieces of muscle that extend into the chamber. These pieces of muscles are called..

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Papillary fibroelastoma

It can be asymptomatic (commonly diagnosed as an incidental finding on an echocardiogram) or cause symptoms and embolize (same as atrial myxoma, the most frequent benign tumor). Characteristically, it is..

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