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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
attributable to acute ... MI • Histologic ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Scoring: • Definite
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Massive PE (definite ... - 2% risk of ICH ... surgery for large RA thrombus ... #AcutePE #Management
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
on POCUS 78 ... year old woman - Acute ... leads Cardiac MRI ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #ultrasound #DSign ... #AcutePE
IVC Thrombus on Ultrasound
Inferior vena cava thrombus extending to the right heart (pulmonary embolism) imaged using
Ultrasound Inferior ... the right heart (pulmonary ... embolism) imaged ... POCUS / FoCUS for ... #clinical #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #s4c #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19- Clot in Transit

57 year old COVID PUI  with massive RA thrombus
Pulmonary Embolism ... with massive RA thrombus ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... ClotinTransit #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Clinical
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
is the cardiac ultrasound ... described for Pulmonary ... Embolism; here ... right ventricular MI ... #Clinical #POCUS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Pulmonary embolus ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Metoprolol - VCU ... Ultrasound @ultrasound_vcu ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... plax #cardiology #pocus