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"Motion mode"

💡Stand-alone M-mode: 2000 fps
💡2D guided M-mode: 1000 fps
💡2D: 100 fps

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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💡EPSS > 1 cm = Abnormal (not valid if MS or AI present)
💡B-bump = LVEDP likely > 20 mm Hg
💡MV closure before electrical depolarization = Severe AI

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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💡SAM-septal contact in HCM
💡MV prolapse = systolic bowing of the leaflet tips >2 mm below C-D line
💡Myxoma
💡Reduced EF slope = mitral stenosis

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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💡Aortic stenosis: Decreased leaflet opening
💡Mid systolic AV closure = dynamic LVOT obs
💡Early systolic AV closure = fixed LVOT obs
💡Gradual closure = low SV

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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💡PV M-mode records one leaflet
💡Absent A wave + flying W = Pulm HTN
💡Exaggerated A wave = Pulm stenosis

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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💡Diastolic dip because RV filling starts slightly earlier than LV
💡LBBB: early systolic beak
💡Constriction: Multiple diastolic dips
💡Tamponade: Diastolic RV collapse

From: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20206828/

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