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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... idiopathic. 2. ... Long chronic severe ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
from right to left ... • ElA ratio << 1 ... • ElA ratio > 1 ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #pulmonary #arterial
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Hypertension 1. ... Pulmonary arterial ... receptor type 2) ... due to left heart ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
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
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
(TEE) Windows 1. ... ME-Long axis view ... ME Right Pulmonary ... Pulmonary veins ... ME Left Atrial Appendage
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: 1. ... system activity, 2. ... size • Normal left ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
causes (chronic lung ... disease, left heart ... thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular septum 2)
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
inferior vena cava; LA ...  = left atrium; ... LV = left ventricle ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... as atrial septum ... shifts left ... clinical #pocus #a4c