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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct: Clot ... Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #Algorithm #Causes
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... We call these “clots-in ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE ... #Embolism #Thrombus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Pulmonary embolus ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Many patients will