2018 Echocardiogram Ultrasound 
DAIC
MARCH 6, 2024
Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has approved DEFINITY (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) as an ultrasound enhancing agent for use in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, including those who have undergone heart transplant, or have Kawasaki disease or a congenital cardiovascular anomaly. Lantheus announced that the U.S.
DAIC
JANUARY 15, 2024
The algorithm uses deep learning to analyse routine ultrasound scans of the heart ( echocardiograms ) to detect disease that often goes undetected during standard assessments. For more information: [link] References: 1 Maurer M, Elliott P, Comenzo R, et al. Circulation. 135(14):1357-1377. 2 Siddiqi O., Trends Cardiovasc Med.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 13, 2020
What do you think the echocardiogram shows? This was a point of care ultrasound, not a bubble contrast echo. Cath lab activated Dual antiplatelet therapy and heparin given. NTG drip started. Pain better still. First trop I returns at 1.5. POCUS Echo: POCUS Echo with no wall motion abnormality and normal ejection fraction.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 15, 2024
A bedside ultrasound should be done to assess volume and other etiologies of tachycardia, but if no cause of type 2 MI is found, the cath lab should be activated NOW. While awaiting transfer to the cath lab, STAT echocardiogram was performed and showed LVEF 30-35%, as well as anterior, inferior, and apical hypokinesis, and apical thrombus.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 17, 2018
The patient underwent an emergent formal echocardiogram to look for wall motion abnormality: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 63 %. Exclusion criteria were age less than 18, SBP less than 100 mmHg, echocardiogram with EF less than 50%, STEMI, pregnancy, and trauma. No wall motion abnormality.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? Can J of Cardiol 2018, 34: 132-145 Here are some other cases: LVH, LBBB, RBBB, and RVH may manifest ST depression without any ischemia! Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
ALL TROPS WERE UNDETECTABLE A formal ultrasound was done: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction at rest. Next day, a stress echo was done: The exercise stress echocardiogram is normal. Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction improved with stress. No wall motion abnormality at rest.
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