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Pulmonary Embolism Therapies

Aligning therapeutic options with the severity of pulmonary embolism. Yellow boxes represent therapies requiring
Pulmonary Embolism ... therapeutic options with the ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... Therapies #Severity #Management ... #Treatment
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Ventricular Thrombus Arterial ... Embolization on Echocardiogram ... Embolization #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #Embolism
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Principles: Reduce the ... relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... hypertension, pulmonary ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... (IPAH) on Echocardiogram ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #cardiology #a4c
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... blood gas (ABC) ... #treatment #hepatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis • TTE ... thromboembolic material ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... syndrome have the ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... #Echocardiogram
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
treatment of cancer-associated ... randomized controlled trial ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... embolism; GI = ... Anticoagulation #Management