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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... hypercoaguable state ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Starts exercise ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Starts exercise ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve ... on Cardiac MRI ... quadricuspid aortic valve ... with partial fusion ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
chest discomfort Cardiac ... • Valve disease ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Output State: ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... see above that atrial ... when the aortic valve ... closes and a backup ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Myxoma

Mitral valve myxoma is another extremely rare entity. 100 cases reported in literature. They
Mitral Valve Myxoma ... myxoma is another ... rare entity. 100 cases ... #Myxoma #clinical ... #POCUS #cardiology