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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... stenosis Rheumatic ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... Thick MV with stenosis ... radiation #mitral #stenosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, LAA Thrombus), ... Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Valvular: Mitral stenosis ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... : - Atrial thrombus ... valves - Infected cardiac ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Migraine Cardiac ... Mitral/Aortic Stenosis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... • Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
stimulation Cardiac ... • Renal artery stenosis ... Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Valvular • Stenosis ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... Minaiskanders #LVThrombus ... #Thrombus #Embolization ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... echocardiogram #Cardiology #A4c
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... insufficiency (MC) Cardiac ... regurgitation • Aortic stenosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes