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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... factor for LA thrombus ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology
Multiple Thrombi on Echocardiogram

#thrombi #multiple #thrombus #clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Multiple Thrombi ... Echocardiogram #thrombi ... #multiple #thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c
Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... Stankovic, MD, PhD #Multiple ... #LV #Thrombi #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... Valvular: Mitral stenosis ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV thrombus ... , LAA Thrombus), ... Valve (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV thrombus
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... Thick MV with stenosis ... radiation #mitral #stenosis ... #differential #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... severe mitral stenosis ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Disease - Mitral Stenosis ... Rheumatic #Mitral #Stenosis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C ... associated LV thrombus ... In this case, severely ... visible mural thrombus ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... hypertension, multiple ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... diagnosis #management #cardiology