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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Venous System/Right Heart ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #Coronary #Artery
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
thrombus (or thrombi ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... the tricuspic valve ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram
Univentricular heart, Left Ventricular type l-loop

Ventriculoarterial connections are discordant 
Common atrioventricular valve 
Pulmonary artery banding
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Univentricular heart ... atrioventricular valve ... Pulmonary artery ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... valve • Left ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic heart ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
ASE Recommendations for Quantification Methods During the Performance of a Pediatric Echocardiogram
 - Left Atrium
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- Left Atrium ... Atrioventricular Valves ... Right Ventricle - Pulmonary ... Artery - Aorta ... #Methods #POCUS
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... failure • Mitral valve ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) demonstrated on Echocardiogram Bubble Study

Intra-cardiac shunt: Bubbles appear in LA quickly (within 3
beats) Intra-pulmonary ... shunt (this video ... noted in the right heart ... Study #clinical #POCUS ... #cardiology