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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Pulmonary embolism ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Embolism ... ) - Myxoma • ... Cholesterol Emboli ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Myxoma Prolapse ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... degenerated LA myxoma ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Left atrial myxoma by cardiac CT. Most common primary cardiac tumor, can embolize.

- Brian Ghoshhajra, MD
@ghoshhajra

#Clinical
Left atrial myxoma ... cardiac tumor, can embolize ... ghoshhajra #Clinical #Radiology ... #CCTA #Atrial # ... Myxoma
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... @RussSayin #Atrial ... TEE #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Enormous Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram

via Edi Hidayat MD

#Atrial #Myxoma #Echocardiogram #POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Enormous Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... Edi Hidayat MD #Atrial ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology