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 :..
Lee masPatient 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..
Lee masthis 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,..
Lee masIntramyocardial 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..
Lee masCor 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..
Lee masThis 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..
Lee masAmyloid 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..
Lee masARVD, 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..
Lee masIn 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..
Lee masIt 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..
Lee masHere you can see an amazing case of double valve endocarditis, involving the tricuspid and mitral valves. (apical 4 chambers) displays both affected valves focuses on the..
Lee masThis is a condition where pulmonary etiology (such as pulmonary hypertension, PHT) causes progressive right heart failure (dilation and/or hypertrophy) only, with unaffected left heart. It can be derived from..
Lee masA 50-year-old patient presents following a motor vehicle accident. An echocardiogram is ordered to evaluate for shortness of breath. What is indicated by the arrow in the image? The..
Lee masAlex : is a last year medical student, very passionate about echo, POCUS and hand-held ultrasound devices. He posts YouTube reviews of these, as well as interesting..
Lee masComprehensive transthoracic Echocardiography examination protocol. Windows, Imaging planes and views
Alex : is a last year medical student, very passionate about echo, POCUS and hand-held ultrasound devices. He posts YouTube reviews of these, as well as interesting cases..
Lee masTEE is a semi-invasive technique used to assess left heart cavities with better resolution and angles than conventional TTE, specially when studying valvulopathies, interventricular communications or atrial masses. It is..
Lee masHere you can see a broad overview of the transthoracic echocardiography views. Save this post to have a quick reference in case you’ll need it on the go and tag..
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