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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... is a risk factor ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardiovascular risk ... Testing: • TSH level ... level (if patient ... cardioversion 2. ... severe mitral stenosis
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... admitted for SOB x 2 ... of syncope and chest ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #TEE #clinical
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Presence of embolic risk ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... smoke' in the left atrium ... stasis = huge risk ... of thrombus ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
on Echocardiogram ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... Chest X-ray: ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram ... with end-stage liver ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... #clinical #pocus
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
age 50-70 y/o • 2/ ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... common - GI tract, liver ... bone marrow at a level ... Ca, LDH, beta-2