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Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on POCUS Echocardiogram

37 year old with palpitations and syncope 

Dr. Ahmad Masri
Left Atrial Appendage ... Aneurysm on POCUS ... Echocardiogram 37 year ... #Atrial #Appendage ... #cardiology #POCUS
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissection • Aortic aneurysm ... alternate beats: • Left ... Pulsus tardus (delayed ... #causes
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... atrium on Echocardiogram ... This can be LA aneurysm ... #left #atrium # ... #pocus
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
calcification - Age-related ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... atrium. ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... results in MR from dilated ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Persistent Left ... drain into CS (dilated ... ) & RA or both atria ... rarely absent →Cause ... echocardiogram #pocus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology