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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
Apical 4-chamber (A4 ... (RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... septum #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #POCUS
Echocardiogram - Left atrial appendage with prominent pectinate muscles and a fresh thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Echocardiogram - Left ... atrial appendage ... #appendage #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
study showing thrombus ... to the femoral artery ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
left atria, the ... atrial thrombus ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... renal infarcts and ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #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 ... • Left sided > Right ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
>LAP as atrial septum ... shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after ... intrapulmonary #cardiology