5 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
thrombus, LAA Thrombus ... Valve (Vegetation, Thrombus ... thrombus attributable ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
least common): Thrombus ... Arterial - Thrombus ... / Embolism: Cardiac ... (AF, LV hypo-/akinesis ... #algorithm
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... of artefact vs thrombus ... very likely be thrombus ... @ArcMandre #thrombus ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... severe mitral stenosis ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... dysfunction or LV ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis