Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

BackgroundDespite the poor outcomes related to the presence of pulmonary hypertension, it often goes undiagnosed in part because of low suspicion and screening tools not being easily accessible such as echocardiography. Each 15second PCG, recorded using a digital stethoscope, was processed to generate 5second melspectrograms.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Echocardiogram Physiology 68

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

link] Briefly, this woman without significant cardiac history went into pulmonary edema with respiratory failure. I refer you to the video case presentation by one of my colleagues, Dr. Rob Reardon (who has, by the way, a fantastic collection of ED ultrasound cases). The apparent trigger was stress from losing custody of children.

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Echocardiogram Cardiomyopathy Ultrasound STEMI 52

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The CardioMEMS PA (pulmonary artery) sensor allows remote pulmonary artery diastolic (PAD) pressure monitoring to adjust diuresis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). LVOT obstruction resolved on follow up echocardiogram. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4123391-A4123391, November 12, 2024.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure Pulmonary 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

After discharge, she was scheduled for a 2-week postpartum visit including echocardiogram, EKG, and NT-proBNP.Discussion:Given the patient's acute decompensation and fluid overload, medical optimization was essential prior to delivery. However, stabilization was expected to be temporary due to ongoing physiologic changes of pregnancy.

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock ICU Cardiothoracic 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity. The patient was transported to the CCU for further medical optimization where a pulmonary artery catheter was placed. Any alteration in physiology can change "compensated" AS to "decompensated" AS.

Ischemia 40

Ischemia Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Stenosis 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Cardiac enzymes, CTs, echocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds, and electroencephalography all affected diagnosis or management in Postural blood pressure , performed in only 38% of episodes, had the highest yield with respect to affecting diagnosis (18-26%) or management (25-30%) and determining etiology of the syncopal episode (15-21%).

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Arrhythmia Outcomes Risk Factors Chest Pain 52