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24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... Also, LV dilation ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
obstruct right and left ... elevations in different ECG ... dissection #a4c #plax ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... after this event, CT ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Hemangioma on Echocardiogram ... this para-aortic ... ECHO appearance differentials ... #PLAX #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... , cardiac MRI, CT ... #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Differential #
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Persistent Left ... → L superior cardinal ... ) & RA or both atria ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #psax