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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... , LAA Thrombus), ... #Artery #Embolism ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
) PSAX, and C) A4C ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... LocalizationMap #Coronary ... #Artery
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... Arterial Embolization ... neurocheck was normal after ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
artery vasospasm ... artery ... arteries ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Figure 2: Anatomical description of coronary perfusion in the A) PLAX, B) PSAX, and C) A4C.

#Diagnosis
description of coronary ... ) PSAX, and C) A4C ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Coronary #Artery
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an arterial ... IABP improves coronary ... artery perfusion ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
or intraluminal thrombus ... or more of the coronary ... arteries Type 2 ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
indicative of left main coronary ... artery (LMCA). ... ). or 3-vessel coronary ... : Differential diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
thrombus • Digoxin ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... occur 10—20 years after ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology