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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... /Right Heart, Via ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... rate) ● Left ... the tricuspid valve ... #Diagnosis #RightHeartCatheterization ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Rheumatic heart ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Central venous ... identify at slower heart ... tricuspid/pulmonic stenosis ... tracings obtained for LEFT ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... severe mitral stenosis ... valveLeft ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology