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LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... hour, Ant/Sept STEMI ... on EKG. ... #PSAX #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Artery Thrombus ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... from LMCA into aortic ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... elevations in different ECG ... Flap #dissection #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... • Preoperative coronary ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... CA • Involves aortic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
of pregnancy (e.g ... Genetic variants (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... artery dissection ... Consider biomarkers (e.g