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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... in addition to the ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
murmur (grade 2/ ... The left atrium ... video) #clinical ... #NEJM #mitral # ... stenosis #cardio
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... in addition to the ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
pigmented lesions of the ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... 1 year old child ... in a pediatric cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #pediatrics
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
Given the severe ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... months before 1° ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... activation → IL-1 ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial