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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... of the septum #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... small pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid
Huge LV thrombus on Echocardiogram

Patient with HF and TIA, in sinus rhythm. Heparin, followed by warfarin,
Huge LV thrombus ... after 3 months, serial ... #thrombus #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #a4c
Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Something that once looked like a true LV aneurysm w/thrombus, turned
looked like a true LV ... aneurysm w/thrombus ... pseudoaneurysm after partial ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... is late RCM as LV ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombus, RV systolic ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Echocardiogram LV ... Differential should ... infarct vs Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, Serial ... trops (-) EM ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal