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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
; LV = left ventricle ... with basal RV/LV ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the ... LV. ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... Doppler-echocardiographic measurements ... gradient of >50 mmHg (2) ... normal LV functions ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Apical 2-Chamber ... for associated LV ... thrombus. ... pooling of blood in the ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... and left atria, ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... weeks before or TEE
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) 48 year ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Pulmonary arterial ... severe RV dilation and ... RV vs LV. ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... dysfunction or LV ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials