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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... Rezapour @prezapour #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... of arterial thrombosis
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial ... Valvular • Atrial ... fibrillation ... effusion • Shock
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic Shock ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
Atrial Myxoma on ... and CXR didn’t.. atrial ... - VCU Ultrasound ... ultrasound_vcu #Atrial ... #Myxoma #POCUS
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... #myxoma #POCUS
Atrial Fibrillation on Cardiac Catheterization

Elderly patient taken up for primary PCI. See the way the proximal
Atrial Fibrillation ... up for primary PCI ... AF cause coarse ... @DrRajeshG1 #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... ) Cardiogenic Shock ... Obtain femoral arterial ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Angiography & PCI