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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
Secundum atrial ... septal defect (ASD ... part of a MMI approach ... #CCTA #ASD #Atrial ... #SeptalDefect #
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial ... Endocarditis, Acute MI ... paradoxical embolism ... etiologies: Carotid artery ... Stroke #causes #differential
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
respectively, after ... on the basis of partial ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI ... #radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... via ASD • Metastatic ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
administration of contrast material ... middle cerebral artery ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #CT #MRI ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2- ...Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain performed after the
brain performed after ... administration of contrast material ... the left side and ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #MRI