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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
vegetations to prevent embolism ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
vegetations to prevent embolism ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Septic emboli ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Pulmonary embolus ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on ... frequently have lung septic ... emboli (see CT ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... the context of embolism ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... the context of embolism ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... A4C #clinical #cardiology