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Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... saline) in the right ... atrium in a patient ... atrial #septal # ... #clinical #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Atrium - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... shunt 2. ... #Right #Atrium
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
• Paradoxical: Right ... Venous System/Right ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... 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
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... and left atria, ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left atrium ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... dilated #left #atrium ... #clinical #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... spontaneous echo contrast ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... cardiac cycles after right ... atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Left sided > Right ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... • Left sided > Right ... #Diagnosis #cardiology