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Cardiac MRI of Unicuspid Unicommissural aortic valve in an 18-year-old female patient.

Dr. Jasper Selder, European Cardiology
@escardio

#Unicuspid
Cardiac MRI of Unicuspid ... Selder, European Cardiology ... #Aorta #Valve # ... CardiacMRI #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Unicommissural
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Main Coronary Artery ... ”. 55 year old ... from LMCA into aortic ... Main #Coronary #Artery ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Angiography or Cardiac ... #Coronary #Artery ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
the left main artery ... main and a large thrombus ... indicative of poor cardiac ... comment: There is near ... Clinical #EM #IM #Cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... Aortic pressure ... peak aortic pressure ... valve closes and ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
greater than 1cm/year ... an intramural thrombus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... POCUS #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #Intramural #Thrombus
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... /Valve surgery ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... occur 10—20 years after ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Mechanical heart valve ... diagnosis #management #cardiology