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Lymphoma infiltration in mitral valve on Echocardiogram
A case from my archive... interesting. Lymphoma infiltration in mitral
infiltration in mitral ... A case from my ... infiltration in mitral ... pocus #plax #psax #a4c ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... #causes #primary
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #differential #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Echocardiogram (A4C ... atrium & poor mitral ... valve coaptation ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... - Most Common Cause ... vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... disease, prosthetic valve ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
dissection - Aortic mural ... - atrial fibrillation ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... coagulation and other causes
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Mechanical heart valve ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... developed atrial fibrillation ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... lost in atrial fibrillation ... “cannon waves” caused ... Success of mitral ... valve repair (ie
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... patient in atrial fibrillation ... #Rheumatic #Mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus