Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) is a rare phenotypic variant of #HCM .

In this CV Case Journal report, we introduce the “blueberry-on-top” phenomenon, a characteristic myocardial strain finding on TTE, to help identify AHCM cases. bit.ly/49DNa1Y

The mechanics of congenital
heart disease: from a
morphological trait to the
functional echocardiographic
evaluation dx.doing.org/doi:10.3389/fc… #CardioEd #Cardiology #cardiotuiteros #CardioTwitter #echofirst

Left atrial functioning can be nowadays reliably measured to predict #Afib : read the whole story on #EHJOpen !
#OpenUpYourScience
Alessia Gimelli Giovanni Di Salvo Jole Sabatino Sara Moscatelli

Goodmorning #EHJIMP readers ☕️ Importance of experience in #transesophageal #echofirst evaluation of #vegetation size in patients with infective #endocarditis : a reliability study ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjimp/advance… European Society of Cardiology Journals European Society of Cardiology Alessia Gimelli Shehab Anwer, MD Edoardo Zancanaro MD

Interesting lung findings on routine transesophageal echo. bit.ly/TEELung Ritu Thamman MD Dr. Purvi Parwani American Society of Echocardiography #EchoFirst Vladyslav Kavalerchyk 🇺🇦 American College of Cardiology EACVI President #POCUS

🔝my huge #honor to be part of the Expert Panel directed by #Colivicchi and #Catapano , and to be co-author with #Arca and #Pirillo
✍️on dislipidemia management of high risk patients
🔥Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
👉 giornaledicardiologia.it/anticipazioni/…

Multidistrict #atherosclerosis a comprehensive review led by Prof Colivicchi
fruit of the collaboration of ANMCO areas
Available on Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
👉 giornaledicardiologia.it/archivio/4244/…
To know more on #Preventive AREA 👇
anmco.it/pages/l-associ…

Goodmorning #EHJIMP with a 🧵 on recurrent #pericarditis (RP) ➡️ Just published : Serial #WhyCMR imaging for guidance of therapy management in patients treated with anakinra by Dr Bianco et al from Ancona, Italy ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjimp/advance… European Society of Cardiology European Society of Cardiology Journals

Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure: invasive derivation, validation, and prognostic association beyond diastolic dysfunction grading

Read the full text in the last issue of #EHJCVI

European Society of Cardiology Journals EACVI President
#echofirst
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A rare case of Mitral Arcade direct attachment of papillary muscles into mitral valve leaflets & results in a fibrous or muscular “arcade” formed by papillary muscles, short chords,& edge of anterior leaflet #echofirst
bit.ly/37gFZvC

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This is how a Cardiac surgeon sees a subaortic ring Kjetil Buer Alex Felix Ian Mcleod Nicolas Merke Vladyslav Kavalerchyk 🇺🇦 EACVI President Victoria Delgado Antonio Carlos Leite de Barros Filho Ritu Thamman MD Nina Ajmone Marsan Mamas A. Mamas Alessia Gimelli Donal RTHahnMD Luigi #echofirst

Robert Schaller Exactly! This is the so-called “retroaortic” innominate vein.

This variant of normal is seen most often in Tetralogy of Fallot.

Why care?
- to avoid unnecessary alarm at catheter/lead course
- may matter to cardiac surgeon cannulation strategy?
- may matter for lead extraction?

🗓️ #LipidsinRome by @anmco is less than a week away
22&23 March
An opportunity to be updated on the #management of🫀 risk associated with lipids
Scientific directors
Furio Colivicchi, past President
Fabrizio Oliva, President
👉a report of 2023 edition cardiologianegliospedali.it/lipids-in-rome/

1. Rib notching 2. Prominent left subclavian leading to 3 sign and 3. Ascending aortic dilatation (associated aortopathy of BAV or hypertension)

🔺aortopulmonary window connection b/w ascending aorta & main PA
🔺presence of 2 semilunar valves distinguishes this anomaly from truncus arteriosus
🔺Both semilunar valves normal in position
from American Society of Echocardiography member Pamela Henderson CV Case Journal #echofirst Karen Zimmerman Raj Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE

#Warden_procedure :
♥️ Repair for sinus venosus ASD with anomalous right upper pulmonary veins
✅ Transection of the SVC above the insertion of the pulmonary veins, baffling of the anomalous pulmonary vein/SVC stump to the ASD
✅ Reimplantation of the upper SVC to the right RAA.

Spotter for fellows.

È lui o non è lui: aneurisma o pseudoaneurisma? Scopri caratteristiche, diagnosi differenziale e trattamento. Corri sul sito per non perdere il caso clinico di imaging cardiaco integrato by Sanguettoli et al. con la guida di Casella
bit.ly/4cdwnok

Unroofed coronary sinus
🔺shunt direction is predominantly L to R:
LA to CS (conduit) to RA
🔺atrial-level shunt to RA, due to lower diastolic compliance of RV relative to LV
🔺When LV diastolic dysfunction develops,⬆️in L-to-R shunt
🔺> 60% unroofed CS have persistent LSVC to

Univentricular Heart Outcomes in Sweden, including 758 patients with HLHS. Read the IJCCHD sciencedirect.com/science/articl… IJC Congenital Heart Disease European Society of Cardiology AEPC - Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎 BCCA Jole Sabatino Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky Zacharias Mandalenakis Ami Bhatt, MD Candice Silversides Julia Grapsa Katia Bravo, MD, FACC Oktay Tutarel, MD FESC