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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 ... Major + 1 Minor ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... if any ≥1 of the ... ASD indicates atrial ... RA, right atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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nodules, livedo - Abdominal ... disease: - Oral and ... osteosclerosis) - Right atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... : • Acute Coronary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... dilated #left #atrium ... #clinical #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... Effect #Right #Atrium ... #cardiology #clinical
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... ). or 3-vessel coronary ... Subepicardial atrial ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... day HEART - Coronary ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 ... plaque, causing partial ... formation causes partial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary ... : • Low: <1 percent ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology