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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... (7) patient in atrial ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
(vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... #causes #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... Flow from IVC hampering ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... unechoic line between IVS ... and the clot is ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... marantic endocarditis/tumors ... plane into left atrium ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
on Echocardiogram ... PMHx recent CHF, IV ... POCUS steps in ... maybe consider contrast ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... tumor embolism ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... PMHx recent CHF, IV ... POCUS steps in ... maybe consider contrast ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology