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Case 1228Echo anatomy POCUS: subcostal

POCUSCardiacFoundationsCine loop~3 minNC

Clinical history

Note the hyperechoic strings (chordae tendenae) attaching to the cusps of mitral and tricuspid valves as well as to the ventricular walls via the papillary muscles. There is also notable absence of any hypoechoic pericardial fluid or effusion.

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