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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Etiology and ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... See thread for POCUS ... shown) with dilated ... McConnell's sign, and ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
ventricle (RV), right atrium ... (RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... septum #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... via ASD • Metastatic ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... • Left sided > Right ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram (TEE ... chest pain on day ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... left atrium should ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #left #atrium # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... via ASD • Metastatic ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE ... • Left sided > Right ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
(RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... Note the small pericardial ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
drain into CS (dilated ... ) & RA or both atria ... Cause of systemic embolism ... CoronarySinus #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus