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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Resistance Bradycardia ... (inadequate cardiac ... rupture • Acute mitral ... regurgitation • Aortic stenosis ... #diagnosis #causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... /Aortic Stenosis ... Stenosis ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
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
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Myxoma
 • Papillary Fibroelastoma
 • Rhabdomyoma
 • Fibroma
 •
Cardiac Masses - ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Tumefactive mitral ... : thrombus Most ... #Masses #Differential
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #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 #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... pericardial disease; assess ... Moderate or severe mitral ... stenosis • Mechanical ... diagnosis #management #cardiology