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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... failure - Coronary artery ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... #Pathophysiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... myxoma, pulmonary ... myxoma - Rapid ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... @RussSayin #Atrial ... TEE #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Drugs: - Oral ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... #pathophysiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Heart Cath - Normal ... Cardiac Pressures ... Right Atrial ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pulmonary Artery ... Catheter Pressures Normal ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... decompensated Pulmonary Arterial ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology ... - Normal conduction ... - In most case ... sometimes be seen after ... #cardiology #SVT
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... pressure after ... dicrotic notch after ... the aortic valve closes ... #Pathophys #Cardiology