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CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Fibrillation ... C Congestive heart ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Right Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (S4C)

Yet another right heart thrombus

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Right #Atrial #Thrombus
Right Atrial Thrombus ... another right heart ... Ivan_Echocardio #Right #Atrial ... #S4C #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... thrombus • Digoxin ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
on POCUS - Apical ... the transplanted heart ... with preserved atrial ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... thrombus (or thrombi ... pulmonary ejection ms ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... (7) patient in atrial ... fibrillation :) ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... a) Ischemic heart ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis