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Left ventricular aneurysm seen during open heart surgery 

A large fibrotic area marks the ischemic region,
during open heart surgery ... where also lies a LV ... aneurysm! ... #LV #Intraoperative ... #Thoracic #Surgery
Left ventricular aneurysm seen during open heart surgery 

Dr.Ékaterína ASCIOGLU @DRASClOGLU

#Left #ventricular #aneurysm #LV #Intraoperative #Thoracic
Left ventricular aneurysm ... during open heart surgery ... #ventricular #aneurysm ... #LV #Intraoperative ... #Thoracic #Surgery
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Provoked (e.g. surgery ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... consult vascular surgeon ... Embolus #Embolism #VTE ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... dysfunction or LV ... • <3mo since VTE ... upper abdominal/thoracic