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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... of underlying cardiac ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Cor Triatriatum on Cardiac MRI

- Dr. Anthon Fuisz, MD
@DrFuisz

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital
on Cardiac MRI ... triatrial heart) is a congenital ... where the left atrium ... Heart #CardiacMRI #Clinical ... #Congenital #Cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... #pericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #chestxray ... #cxr #radiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #cardiology ... #chest #radiology ... #clinical
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
smoke' in the left atrium ... = huge risk of thrombus ... "hockey stick" sign ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Cardiology #Smoke
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
with overlying thrombus ... double V sign) ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... possibly also partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign