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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Angiography or Cardiac ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis and ... Left Atrial Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... of underlying cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick ... LV and IntraAtrial ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
on Echocardiogram ... renal infarcts and ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... Clinical #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
1) Patient presentation ... • Cardiac-specific ... or smoldering myeloma ... detection • For cardiac-specific ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #Cardiology #A4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... #Cardiology #S4C
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Diagnosis: 1. ... AL Cardiac: • ... activation → IL-1 ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial