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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Views and Windows ... -Chamber View (A4C ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Valve (MV) Level ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... muscle rupture, Left ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... seen a left atrium ... diameter > 7 cm and ... #Severe #Cardiology ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... night sweats, fever ... : • New cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... surgery, endocarditis
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
(a4c) It belongs ... Mitral valve doesn ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... left atria, the ... • Digoxin level ... Moderate or severe mitral ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... renal infarcts and ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus