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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
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
a thrombus forms ... plaque, causing partial ... thrombus formation ... causes partial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Portal Venous Phase and ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
 -
Periarteritis of the ... disease: - Oral and ... osteosclerosis) - Right atrial ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Table
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
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... stroke in right MCA and ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
more findings but see ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... thrombus in pericardial ... associated with thrombus ... #differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... during Delivery • Stable ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table