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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... #differential #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... See extremely rare ... case of LAA myxoma ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Cardiac source: Atrial ... , Marantic endocarditis ... infarction with mural thrombi ... : Left atrial myxoma