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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Coronary #Artery ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... pericardial disease; assess ... cardioversion 2. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Complications: Abscess ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
abdomen performed after ... administration of contrast material ... reddish-brown material ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... #radiology #CT
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Complications: Abscess ... than 5 to 7 days after ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
bubbles = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2- ...Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain performed after the
Neurofibromatosis Type 2- ... brain performed after ... administration of contrast material ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #MRI