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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
), Mass (Myxoma, ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
mitral valve. ... cause of tricuspid regurgitation ... with an atrial ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... disease and tumor ... #management #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
(vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... #differential # ... cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... disease and tumor ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
marantic endocarditis/tumors ... plane into left atrium ... valve - Secondary ... #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 ... the context of embolism ... are all of some value ... #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 ... the context of embolism ... are all of some value ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... valve prolapse ... regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #