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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Pulmonary embolism ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Embolism ... • Cardiac: ... - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... ) - Myxoma
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... thrombus • Digoxin ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... Arterial Embolization ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... - Anticoagulation ... patients with chronic atrial ... fibrillation and ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... ) 48 year old woman ... the context of embolism ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
A 50-year-old woman ... with a history of cardiac ... with preserved atrial ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... : • New cardiac ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... ) 48 year old woman ... the context of embolism ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology