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Case 1357Echo POCUS: parasternal long axis

POCUSCardiacIntermediateCine loop~3 minNC

Clinical history

A 62-year-old female with a history of metastatic breast cancer presented with acute dyspnea and was found to have pericardial effusion with temponade physiology. Seen here in parasternal long and subsequent short axis views, POCUS demonstrates diastolic RV collapse, systolic RA collapse, and ventricular interdependence.

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