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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Angiography or Cardiac ... embolization Wlo LV ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... #cardiology
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
in mitral stenosis ... Mitral stenosis ... #mitral #stenosis ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Aortic Valve, Mitral ... axes in TTE - perfect ... LV in different ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Short-Axis View ... (PSAX) 48 year ... context of embolism ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the ... assess for aortic stenosis ... even see a saddle embolism ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... territory] In PLAX ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
of LV Non-compaction ... other coexisting cardiac ... Views: parasternal short ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Chin #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) 48 year ... context of embolism ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... • Duke Criteria