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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
INR 3.0: • Any mitral ... fibrillation, prior ... fibrillation, prior ... 3 months - as long ... #cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Valve Regurgitaton ... Parasternal long ... basic cardiac POCUS ... #Valve #Regurgitaton ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Aortic Valve (AV ... : Mitral Valve ( ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... fibrillation. ... POCUS shows dilated ... mitral valve coaptation ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
, Mitral Valve, ... Understanding long ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... valve. ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... Echocardiogram #TEE #cardiology ... #clinical #POCUS
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #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 ... 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 ... of developing atrial ... fibrillation ... fibrillation at ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology