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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Cardiology Windows ... Axis (PLAX) • ... of the Aortic Valve ... #Cardiology #Windows ... #Anatomy #labeled
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Understanding long ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... with Pulmonary Embolism ... this parasternal long ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
the parasternal long ... see the aortic valve ... infero-lateral (As seen in PLAX ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #labeled
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
; LV = left ventricle ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... with basal RV/LV ... the tricuspic valve ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
of the Aortic Valve ... even see a saddle embolism ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... the context of embolism ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology