Now going on: @ASE360 webinar on #EchoFirstSafety in the COVID-19 era (thread)
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@iamritu @mswami001 @AkhilNarangMD @AlexBJanjic @GWhalleyPhD @almasthela @ash71us @nicoa002 @BonitaEcho @gb_mackensen @SBarrosGomes @tiffchenMD @onco_cardiology @CardioIAN @carron_hollie Experience in Iran from Prof. Anita Sadeghpour
- No infection of echo personnel
- Suggested indications
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Not All Vegetations Are Infective: Tweetorial on Non Infectious Endocarditis

2 forms
▪Verrucous (Libman-Sacks)
▪Non-Bacterial Thormbotic Endocarditis (NBTE, “marantic”)

Both have thrombotic component & embolic potential
Data from @ase360 guideline below

1/n Who were Libman and Sacks?

Emanuel Libman (1872-1946)
▪Child of Polish Jewish immigrants
▪MD: Columbia
▪Skilled clinician & bacteriologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital. NYC
▪Patients included Albert Einstein and the actress Sara Bernhardt
▪President of the AMA

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#FITSurvivalGuide on Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM) vs Constrictive Pericarditis (CP).

In both:

💠Diastolic RV & LV impaired; systolic function preserved
💠HFpEF phenotype, predominant “R sided” signs (­JVP, edema, ascites)

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@dr_chirumamilla @Pooh_Velagapudi @bcostelloMD 🔑 to understanding different filling:
RCM = myocardial disorder
CP = pericardial disorder.

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