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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... Final diagnosis ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... #clinical #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... #clinical #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
on Echocardiogram ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
(or thrombi); RV ... pulmonary ejection ms ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
demonstration of platelet thrombi ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... cultures/serology: Serial ... in up to 30% of cases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Diagnosis? ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... - with severe MS ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus