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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... disease, prosthetic valve ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... LA diameter > 7 cm ... #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C
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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis and Left ... Atrial Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... #Thrombus #a4c ... #pocus
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Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
(A4C) 35yoF ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... LA across the MV ... #clinical #cardiology
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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
demonstration of platelet thrombi ... cultures/serology: Serial ... often small (<1 cm ... Predilection for left-sided ... heart valves •
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... demonstrating left ... atrial thrombus ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #POCUS
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Left atrial appendage thrombus on TTE

Yasmin S. Hamirani, MD @HamiraniYasmin

#atrial #appendage #thrombus #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram #clinical
Left atrial appendage ... thrombus on TTE ... #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a2c
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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
atrial thrombus ... Mechanical heart valve ... • Left atrial ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Left sided > Right ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology