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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... (a4c) Mitral ... of underlying cardiac ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... #stenosis #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... plane into left atrium ... papillary muscles apically ... #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
associated LV thrombus ... In this case, severely ... reduced EF -> visible ... mural thrombus ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... insufficiency, stenosis ... ) • Severe mitral ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
features include: • Apical ... with overlying thrombus ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology