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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
and left atria, ... the size and function ... of the right and ... Moderate or severe mitral ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
No mitral stenosis.Simultaneous ... stroke in right MCA and ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound ... #Cardiology #Clinical
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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... thrombus in pericardial ... #differential #
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
The classic triad ... an intramural thrombus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... POCUS #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... Transverse #Intramural #Thrombus
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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the ... plane into left atrium ... from a kink in the ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is defined as ... represents an axial ... infection, usually viral ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Bronchiectasis #Differential