@JanKnierim and @AUnbehaun, from German Heart Center Berlin @dhzberlin. Tweeting about CV imaging, cardiac surgery, heart failure and valvular intervention

Berlin
Joined October 2009
#ASD 3D #echofirst- landmark in LA view - can see Taurus (bulls head of aortic root butting itself into the roof of LA) TEE 0 deg if you push in probe (inferior/south will see CS coronary sinus or pull up on probe- superior
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🔴A practical guide in #POCUS assessment of venous congestion ⤵️ #2024Review #OpenAccess 🔹The optimal mesaurement location of the IVC in the long-axis view is either 2 cm below the RA-IVC junction or approximately 1 cm below the HV-IVC junction. 🔹theultrasoundjournal.springe…
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#echofirst #CardioTwitter Two different reasons for structural mitral regurgitation 1️⃣ Chordae tendineae rupture 2️⃣ Papillary muscle rupture 2️⃣ is a much more dramatic condition and is usually associated with myocardial infarction. Patient is often in shock.
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We've released a State-of-the-Art Review, "Noninvasive Imaging for Native Aortic Valve Regurgitation!" Read our @JournalASEcho article: bit.ly/4gmVtCt
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Check our latest publication on the potential benefits of aortic valve opening in LVAD patients - just published in @ArtifOrgans! ➡️doi.org/10.1111/aor.14891 Thanks to all the co-authors and very especially to @JanKnierim for the magnificent lead of the project!
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Mitral valve posterior leaflet perforation.
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Among patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, early TAVR was superior to clinical surveillance in reducing the incidence of death, stroke, or unplanned hospitalization for cardiovascular causes. Full EARLY TAVR trial results: nej.md/4hjJZRc #TCT2024
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#echofirst views used to perform comprehensive evaluation of the right heart. Each view is accompanied by uses, advantages, and limitations. Courtesy: ……els-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevie……… #POCUS #FOAMed #Nephpearls
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Fever of 3 months duration Possibilities?
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#echofirst #CardioTwitter Intraprocedural TEE guidance in 3 patients with aortic dissection (A or B) undergoing surgical/interventional repair. When putting the guide wires it’s important to distinguish between false & true lumen.
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For 3D echo lovers…extreme secondary MR case! It is amazing how clearly we can demonstrate the mechanism and the anatomy of this MV and the LV as well!@alexsfelixecho @denisamuraru @lpbadano @drozgeozden @DonalErwan @DrHaniMahmoud @KemalogluOz @VDelgadoGarcia @NMerke
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Have you read our State-of-the-Art Review, "Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Many Faces?" Read the @JournalASEcho article here: bit.ly/3KqJxl1
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cardiac sarcoidosis: thinning of the basal septum in the setting of extracardiac sarcoidosis carries a high specificity for cardiac involvement. mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/8/1653
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#echofirst #CardioTwitter When measuring forward stroke volume across LVOT it’s important to place the PW Doppler gate in LVOT (below AV leaflets)
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#echofirst #CardioTwitter 🔓 3D TEE Image Acquisition 🔓 Just 2️⃣ 2D TEE views are needed for 3️⃣ 3D TEE measurements 1️⃣ LV Volumetry 2️⃣ RV Volumetry 3️⃣ 3D MV
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Pulmonary embolism (McConnell sign): Regional right ventricular dysfunction in acute Note dyskinesis of mid right ventricular free wall (blue arrows) and relative sparing of the apex and the base (green arrows) . LA , Left atrium; LV , left ventricle; RA , right atrium; RV , right ventricle.
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