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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Apical 2-Chamber ... for associated LV ... EF -> visible mural ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
2-Chamber View ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
- Apical 4 Chamber ... /relaxation of the ... is late RCM as LV ... An ASD with atria ... #cardiology #a4c
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
murmur (grade 2/ ... , LV left ventricle ... The left atrium ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... stenosis #cardio
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... other coexisting cardiac ... subxyphoid, and apical ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #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 ... thrombus • Digoxin ... cardioversion 2. ... Moderate or severe mitral ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus