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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
• Paradoxical: Right ... Venous System/Right ... attributable to acute ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #diagnosis #differential
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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Embolism - Sinus ... atrial enlargement ... rotation - Atrial ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... EKG #Findings #Diagnosis
Large Right Pulmonary Artery Embolism on Echocardiogram
Referred for syncope and dyspnea 

Dr. Parag Bawaskar @paragbawaskar

#Right #Pulmonary
Large Right Pulmonary ... Artery Embolism ... #Embolism #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #thrombus #pocus
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... also a result of atrial ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Right pulmonary artery thrombus as seen from the suprasternal view in a patient with pulmonary embolism
Right pulmonary ... artery thrombus ... embolism Ivan ... #suprasternal #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram ... after admission: acute ... stenosis.Simultaneous embolic ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
right heart thrombus ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Disease • Acute ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... the size of the right ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... • Decreasing right ... with right heart ... Thrombi Removal ... Vessels Thrombi