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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... of underlying cardiac ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
murmur (grade 2/ ... source for video) #clinical ... #doppler #radiology ... #NEJM #mitral # ... stenosis #cardio
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 ... #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
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. ... severe mitral stenosis ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Coronary-Artery Vasospasm - Cardiac catheterization was performed, and the findings showed mild nonobstructive coronary stenosis in
Coronary-Artery Vasospasm - Cardiac ... nonobstructive coronary stenosis ... area in which the contrast ... A was absent) #Clinical ... #Angiogram #NEJM
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... postoperative cardiac