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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... , endocarditis or ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
regurgitation or stenosis ... Ao coarctation, bicuspid ... sinus venosus ASD ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (1) Thickened ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #thrombus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
(a4c) It belongs ... Mitral valve doesn ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... , and later (after ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Cardioversion 1. ... Moderate or severe mitral ... stenosis • Mechanical ... heart valve