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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... via ASD • Metastatic ... • Left sided > Right ... #management #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
LV dysfunction ... septum might look ... like asd in 4ch ... An ASD with atria ... #cardiology #a4c
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... also a result of atrial ... #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
time; LA, left atrium ... ; LV, left ventricle ... atrium; RIMP, right ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
; RA = right atrium ... with basal RV/LV ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... via ASD • Metastatic ... • Left sided > Right ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... cardiac output estimates ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Pulmonary embolus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology