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Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
All mass in LAA ... extremely rare case of LAA ... Other tumors of LAA ... Fibrosarcoma, papillary fibroelastoma ... Appendage #Myxoma #LAA
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Vegetation, Thrombus, Fibroelastoma
Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve [an off-axis view] - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Papillary #fibroelastoma
Papillary fibroelastoma ... #Papillary #fibroelastoma
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Combination - LABA ... -2 Agonists - LAMA ... Antagonists - LAMA ... - ICS + LAMA + ... LABA Combination
Aortic Aneurysms
 • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
    - Screening for AAA
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... Screening for AAA ... Aortic Aneurysm (TAA ... Aortic #Aneurysms #AAA ... #TAA #diagnosis
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... COPD #GOLD2017 #LAMA ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Long-Acting Dual Bronchodilators - LAMA/LABA Combo Inhalers 

The FDA approved a new dual bronchodilator (LABA/LAMA) combination
Bronchodilators - LAMA ... /LABA Combo Inhalers ... bronchodilator (LABA ... /LAMA) combination ... Bronchodilators #LAMA
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
> Low dose ICS/LABA ... > Med dose ICS/LABA ... High dose ICS/LABA ... High dose ICS/LABA ... , tiotropium (LAMA
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
inhalers that include LABA ... beta2 agonist) LAMA ... of therapy is LAMA ... /LABA, and lastly ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
• Increase in LAP ... more “Push” from LA ... Severe increase in LAP ... more “Push” from LA ... Also LA enlargement