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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c ... #pocus
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
endomyocardial fibrosis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #differential #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Spontaneous contrast 'smoke' in the left atrium
AF + stasis = huge
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... smoke' in the left atrium ... = huge risk of thrombus ... Labeled "hockey ... stick" sign schematic
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... Thickened and fibrosed ... (5) Layered clot ... (7) patient in atrial ... #a4c #thrombus
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
with overlying thrombus ... cardiac MR (double V sign ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... #EMF #cardiology