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Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
on Echocardiogram ... #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... myxoma with severe MR ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
attributable to acute MI ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
Large left atrial ... thrombus in mitral ... stenosis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, Serial ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
hugging the left atrial ... underestimate MR ... Ivan_Echocardio #Coanda #mitralvalve ... prolapse #tee #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... Short-Axis View (PSAX ... are not POCUS: serial ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... MI effecting [LAD ... territory] In PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
on Echocardiogram ... are not POCUS: serial ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... A4C #clinical #cardiology