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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Direct: Clot (LV ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Valve (MV) Systolic ... valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
• Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
LV Thrombus on POCUS ... showed axillary artery ... atached to the mitral ... valve, but to the ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Diagnosis Framework ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Bifurcation of carotid artery
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Something that once looked like a true LV aneurysm w/thrombus, turned
looked like a true LV ... pseudoaneurysm after ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
chest wall trauma, LV ... valve - Secondary ... produced by LV ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Typically ↑ mitral ... • Stasis and thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... #causes #cardiology