🚨 PICS 2026 is coming to San Diego!
Mark your calendars — the end of August is going to be packed with cutting-edge content. Check out the full program highlights in our PICS 2026 Special Preview Issue:
https://t.co/WU3VK0cfX6
Who’s planning to join us? 👀 @PICS_Society #PICS2026 #PediatricCardiology #CHD
🫀 #CardioNugget
The “Lobster Claw” Sign 🦞 in HOCM
In HOCM, the LV outflow tract is narrowed mid-systole due to systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve + septal hypertrophy.
📉 This leads to a bimodal LV ejection velocity pattern on Doppler—initial acceleration, followed by a mid-systolic drop (from dynamic obstruction), then a late rise.
🎯 The result? A “lobster claw” or “spike and dome” contour—diagnostic of dynamic obstruction!
🧠 Pro tip: Seen best with continuous wave Doppler across the LVOT. If you see a claw, think obstruction!
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Tomorrow is Research Day! Join us for our annual event where our #MedCat community presents about their science. We welcome both researchers and general audiences to explore the innovative work happening on our campus.
Event registration and details: https://t.co/31Bs0exm0q
1/ Published today: 2024 American Heart Association and @AmerAcadPeds Focused Update on Special Circumstances:
Resuscitation Following Drowning: An Update to the AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency CV Care
📷: Drowning chain of survival