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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... and Left Atrial ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... demonstrating left ... atrial thrombus ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #POCUS
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
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... left atria, the ... atrial thrombus ... atrial occlusion
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... dissection - Aortic mural ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation - Left
Echocardiogram - Left atrial appendage with prominent pectinate muscles and a fresh thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Echocardiogram - Left ... atrial appendage ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... 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 #differential ... scoring #criteria #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 ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left ... Atrial Thrombus ... No mitral stenosis.Simultaneous ... @odremanr #Atrial ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
ventricle (RV), right atrium ... (RA), left ventricle ... (LV) and left atrium ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid