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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... embolism Endocarditis
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... Mitral valve doesn ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... a4c #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... via ASD • Metastatic ... #Differential #
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... chambers dilated ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... In addition to dilated ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Renal Infarction - Differential ... • Cardiac source ... : Atrial fibrillation ... infarction with mural ... thrombi: Left atrial
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
- Differential ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... • Pulmonary embolus ... Serial TTE and close