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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular ... Thrombus Arterial ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Embolism
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... a patient with Pulmonary ... Embolism It's ... the cause of this ... #PLAX
Left atrial appendage thrombus on TTE

Yasmin S. Hamirani, MD @HamiraniYasmin

#atrial #appendage #thrombus #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram #clinical
Left atrial appendage ... thrombus on TTE ... HamiraniYasmin #atrial ... #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
in a case of Carney ... pigmented lesions of the ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... case of LAA myxoma ... #Atrial #Appendage ... #Myxoma #LAA #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... thromboembolic material ... Vessels Thrombi ... Removal → Left
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cause injury by ... Treat underlying cause
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Inflammatory disease of the ... Cardiac source: Atrial ... infarction with mural thrombi ... : Left atrial myxoma