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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI Study ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Sinus Bubble study ... → L superior cardinal ... ) & RA or both atria ... CoronarySinus #clinical ... #pocus #psax
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
saline contrast study ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... • Pulmonary embolus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Short-Axis View (PSAX ... the context of embolism ... are not POCUS: serial ... MRI, CT TAP are ... #clinical #cardiology
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
estimated at ~1- ... 1.5% - A study ... signs/syrnptoms of embolic ... revealed 19% had cardiac ... Clinical Findings
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... Pulmonary/amniotic embolism ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... management can