Barbara Athayde Linhares Martins Vrandecic

Cardiology, echocardiography, vascular ecography on Biocor Institute (Brazil), mom of 3. Member of cardiovascular imaging departament. Founder of @theechocast.

[Barbara Athayde Linhares Martins Vrandecic @BVrandecic]

@echotalk Wow

[CardiovascularCorner @TrackYourHeart]

How Ultrasound Images Are Created in Echocardiography

1️⃣ A high-frequency pulse from the transducer (containing piezoelectric crystals) is sent into the body.
2️⃣ Echoes bounce back from tissue interfaces like blood, endocardium or pericardium, pleura and return to the transducer.
3️⃣ These returning signals are interpreted by the machine based on their amplitude (strength) and time of return (depth).

Different display modes:

◾A-mode (Amplitude mode): Echoes are displayed as vertical spikes; older and rarely used today.
◾B-mode (Brightness mode): Echo amplitude is shown as varying grayscale dots, this creates real-time, 2D anatomical images.
◾M-mode (Motion mode): A single B-mode line tracked over time, ideal for measuring motion of structures like valves and walls.
◾2D mode: Sweeps multiple scan lines to build a live cross-sectional image of the heart (e.g., LV, IVS, PW).

This image beautifully illustrates the foundation of modern echocardiography.

[The Heart @ZHeart11768530]

🔴Cardiac Ultrasound Pocket Cards⤵️
✅Right Heart Failure

Available to download FREE
🔹https://t.co/IXZjjNUKCg
#FOAMed #MedEd #medstudent #paramedic #Cardiology #CardioEd #medtwitter #meded #CardioTwitter #cardiotwiteros

[Congresso do DIC 2026 @CongressodoDIC]

🩺 Diagnóstico antes mesmo do primeiro choro.

O eco fetal mudou o jogo no cuidado com cardiopatias congênitas.
E no #DIC2025 ele é destaque — com ciência, inovação e afeto.

📆 16-18/10 • BH
🔗 https://t.co/IRF0krphAW

#CardiopatiasCongênitas #ImagemCardio

[Alex Felix @alexsfelixecho]

🤔Have you seen many cases of
carcinoid heart disease?

This case bring us some insights.

Take a look to the left heart 😳

👉🏽What do U see?
👉🏽What is the probable explanation(s) to these findings?

🧔🏽‍♂️Middle age man
✅Neuroendocrine tumor + liver Mx
Pulmonary Bio prosthesis (percut)

#echofirst
#cardiotwitter

@NMerke @echo_stepbystep @StellEkaterina @echo_batman @lpbadano @pattypellikka @alcantaramonica @AntonioBarros_ @argulian @SABOURETCardio @fiore_corrado @VerwerftJan @papadocardio @Cardioonc_bot @ICOSociety @AnaBaracCardio @onco_cardiology

[The Heart @ZHeart11768530]

🔴Echocardiography Pocketcard Set ❤️🩺⤵️

#Cardiology #FOAMed #MedEd #medstudent #paramedic #Cardiology #CardioEd #medtwitter #meded #CardioTwitter #cardiotwiteros #MedX #cardiovascular #MedTwitter #medical #medEd #cardiotwitter #medicine

[The Heart @ZHeart11768530]

🔴Common or Characterstics of PV Doppler Patterns with diagnostic correlations 🩺⤵️

#Cardiology #FOAMed #MedEd #medstudent #paramedic #Cardiology #CardioEd #medtwitter #meded #CardioTwitter #cardiotwiteros #MedX #cardiovascular #MedTwitter #medical #medEd #cardiotwitter

[Alexander Mladenow MD @alex1708ander]

#echofirst Repair Orientated AR Classification
🔻Type I - normal cusp mobility
🔻Type II - excessive mobility
🔻Type III- restrictive mobility
👀1D 🧨NCC perforation after interventional PV isolation for AFib👉treated with surgical AVR #CardioTwitter

[American Society of Echocardiography @ASE360]

We've released a State-of-the-Art Review, "Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Many Faces."

Read the @JournalASEcho article here: https://t.co/w1ppiMYeKj

[Barbara Athayde Linhares Martins Vrandecic @BVrandecic]

#DIC2024EUVOU @alexsfelixecho @DICSBC @AntonioBarros_ @rafaelmodestoX @echotalk #dic #DICSBC
#CongressodoDIC2024

[EchoTalk Echocardiography @echotalk]

Rapid assessment after TAVI and febrile. No sedation. Probe 9

[Barbara Athayde Linhares Martins Vrandecic @BVrandecic]

#NovaFotoDePerfil

[Barbara Athayde Linhares Martins Vrandecic @BVrandecic]

@AntonioBarros_ @alexsfelixecho @GoncalvesCortez @echotalk @nuclearsbrandao Hurry up friends

[Antonio Carlos Leite de Barros Filho @AntonioBarros_]

DEADLINE: 06/maio/24
Envie seu trabalho, participe do maior congresso de imagem cardiovascular do Brasil. Envie suas imagens na modalidade caso clínico ou Videoteca Quiz. Veja como participar: https://t.co/2pibh20JA2

@alexsfelixecho @GoncalvesCortez @echotalk @nuclearsbrandao

[echobasics @echobasics]

large pericardial effusion in a patient with cardiac ATTRwt amyloidosis

[Cosyns Bernard @Cosyns]

Surveys paving the way for better recommendations. Congrats to #EACVI team @XGalloo @DroogmansSteven #chvz #uzb @VDelgadoGarcia @denisamuraru @bogdan_popescu1 @MarcNoppen @DonalErwan @ElenaGalli10

[Alex Felix @alexsfelixecho]

🌟Young patient, angina.
What is happening here??

Old case from IE33 (oldie but goldie 😃)
#echofirst

@echo_stepbystep @NMerke @StellEkaterina @echo_batman @echotalk @RodrigogpLima @danimilovanovi1 @JaeKOh2 @rafavidalperez @LopezOpitz @wikimagen @papadocardio @Lolasan07257061 @KemalogluOz @argulian @dr_benoy_n_shah

[Antonio Carlos Leite de Barros Filho @AntonioBarros_]

#EchoFirst #MedEd #CardioTwitter

Very Nice images @gracybarros
Thank you for sharing

@alexsfelixecho @echo_stepbystep @NMerke @iamritu

[Alex Felix @alexsfelixecho]

🚨In this case of Cx artery - Coronary sinus….

✨1st attempt was to perform percutaneous closure with Amplatzer plug 💪🏽
Unfortunately it was a large defect 👉🏽large paraprosthetic leak
✨The patient was sent to surgical correction + AoV replacement (discussed in next posts…)😀 https://t.co/jD9lZK1ajb

@ovidiogarciav @schaefers_hans @rsegalote @maiafelipe08 @MarciMonteg @echo_stepbystep @marciomp50 @alex1708ander @VDelgadoGarcia @NAjmoneMarsan @denisamuraru