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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
: s/p Coronary Angiography ... or Cardiac Surgery ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Ex-vivo angiography of a transplant heart. Further widening of the donor pool!

- James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Exvivo #angiography
Ex-vivo angiography ... transplant #heart #cardiac ... #thoracic #surgery ... #cts #clinical ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... rapidly complete the surgery ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
revascularization surgery ... patients after cardiac ... surgery without ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
optimized before surgery ... complications from anesthesia ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
effusions). 1/5 pts ... Coronary angiography ... computed tomography angiography ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
delivery • Pause surgery ... be replaced or its ... embolism → 3-5 o Cardiac ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... Management #Workup #anesthesia
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
biopsies • Coronary angiography ... Other general surgery ... spinal or epidural) anesthesia ... or spinal) • Cardiac ... surgery (e.g.
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... surgery an enlargement ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical