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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 ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
Multiple Thrombi on Echocardiogram

#thrombi #multiple #thrombus #clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Multiple Thrombi ... Echocardiogram #thrombi ... #multiple #thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... Endocarditis • Dilated cardiomyopathy ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, LAA Thrombus), ... coronary emboli in multiple ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Ring fracture, Thrombus ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... valve: Dilated cardiomyopathy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension, multiple ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
Echocardiogram (A4C ... admission, he was diagnosed ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Note: there are multiple ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system