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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 ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
moderate-to-severe mitral ... moderate-to-severe mitral ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #definition
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(< 5% pts with afibb ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Moderate or severe mitral ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Echocardiogram (A4C ... atrium & poor mitral ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (7) patient in atrial ... #Rheumatic #Mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure • Mitral ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology