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Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Primary PCI, first injection ... from LMCA into aortic ... Thrombus #LMCA #Angiogram ... #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
circumflex nor LAD ... indicative of poor cardiac ... An intra-aortic ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Angiogram
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... Michael Macias, EM ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... elevations in different ECG ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... • Preoperative coronary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... • Spontaneous coronary ... heart failure • Aortic ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology