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Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... for SOB x 2 months ... of syncope and chest ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #TEE #clinical
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Testing: • TSH level ... level (if patient ... cardioversion 2. ... weeks before or TEE ... severe mitral stenosis
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram

Catch me if you can

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Mobile #Atrial #Thrombus #Echocardiogram
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... #Thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus ... #tee #cardiology ... #mitral #stenosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... left atrium AF ... = huge risk of thrombus ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... seen in LA by the ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Right Atrial RCC Tumor Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
47yo M with new SOB.  Known
Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... right atrium: The ... patient had liver ... #Mass #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
auricular papules Clinical ... disease and ILD • Liver ... Liver biopsies show ... steatosis and hepatocyte ... arthritis Phenotype 2
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
chest or neck. ... insufficiency, stenosis ... Electrolyte imbalance • Fever ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
ESR, the CRP level ... frozen serum (2) ... profile, including liver ... years with neck, chest ... ANA and RF (if clinical