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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Venous System/Right Heart ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... and left atria, ... of the right and ... Cardioversion 1. ... weeks before or TEE
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypertension, LV ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... : • Low: <1 percent ... atria may or may
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Echocardiogram (1) ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... thrombus, RV systolic ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... dysfunction or LV ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c