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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #Coronary #Artery ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arterial Embolism ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation - Left ventricular ... (septic emboli)
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
TRPG = tricuspid valve ... intraventricle septum ... the tricuspic valve ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
thrombus • Digoxin ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Mechanical heart valve ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic emboli ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
What are the next POCUS ... 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
What are the next POCUS ... the context of embolism ... : serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Pulmonary embolus ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology