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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Angiography or Cardiac ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... presents with 1 ... His pmd diagnosed ... #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiology #clinical
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... ., familial or dilated ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
studies Clinical Trial ... Sensitivity (rule ... Higher sensitivity ... disorder presence alters ... #calculations #diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... In addition to dilated ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Occurs in ~1 ... symptoms resulting in delayed ... Spontaneous coronary artery ... experience recovery of cardiac ... #Cardiology #OBGyn