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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... surgery, endocarditis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Cardiac Masses and Tumors - Differential Diagnosis by Location
Diagram illustrating the distribution and pathologic characteristics of
Cardiac Masses and ... Tumors - Differential ... #Cardiac #Masses ... #Tumors #Differential ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
: Pseudo-acute coronary ... syndrome, Cardiac ... → Coronary angiography ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... #Tumors #Masses ... #Differential #
Cardiac Masses and Tumors - Differential Diagnosis by Location

#Cardiac #Masses #Tumors #Differential #Diagnosis #Location #Cardiology
Cardiac Masses and ... Tumors - Differential ... #Cardiac #Masses ... #Tumors #Differential ... #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... Diagnosis? ... #cardiology
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Myxoma
 • Papillary Fibroelastoma
 • Rhabdomyoma
 • Fibroma
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Cardiac Masses - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Masses #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology #tumor
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... association with coronary ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #causes #cardiology