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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Angiography or Cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Left Ventricular Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

25 year old female presented with worsening dyspnoea on effort and
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... which disappeared after ... #Ventricular #Cardiac ... #Myxoma #LV #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... than 5 to 7 days after
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... tumor (left atrial myxoma ... occur 10—20 years after ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Myxoma

Mitral valve myxoma is another extremely rare entity. 100 cases reported in literature. They
Mitral Valve Myxoma ... histopathology after ... possible, MVR done ... #clinical #POCUS ... #cardiology #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Renal Infarction - Differential ... Embolism • Cardiac ... disease, Infective endocarditis ... , Marantic endocarditis ... thrombi: Left atrial myxoma