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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... ECG: AF. ... CHA2DS2VASc: 5. ... stroke in right MCA and ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound #Cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
aid to promote ... natural frequency (e.g ... randomized controlled trial ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... v. odd place, and ... are not POCUS: serial ... MRI, CT TAP are ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... v. odd place, and ... are not POCUS: serial ... MRI, CT TAP are ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... much as 40% in cardiac ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
make an informed decision ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
of an adverse cardiac ... ECG obtained at ... the time of arrival ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
with overlying thrombus ... in cardiac MR ( ... marked atria enlargement ... features seen on cardiac ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology