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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... looking at the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
upper posterior border ... lower posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
What's the diagnosis ... Thrombus in transit ... Discharged 3 d later ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Thrombus
LV apical thrombus on Echocardiogram

Another STEMI late comer with huge apical thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#LV
LV apical thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... Another STEMI late comer ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
ratio << 1 • Lateral ... e' Normal • Lateral ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV thrombus ... , LAA Thrombus), ... venous origin of CE material ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
 = right heart thrombus ... (or thrombi); RV ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
muscle (inferior or lateral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis