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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
upper posterior border ... lower posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... Diagnosis? ... #cardiology
Anticipated Valve Locations on Chest Xray - *These are anticipated locations.  The locations could be
the patient has anatomic ... chamber enlargement, cardiac ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
the left heart border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Marantic Endocarditis ... study of 200 solid-tumor ... revealed 19% had cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology