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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... #Coronary #Artery ... #differential #
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
neurocheck was normal after ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4c #Embolism
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... than 5 to 7 days after ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... Karan Desai MD, MPH
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... and emphysema, ask ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #s4c