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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- aortic regurgitation ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... conditions) • Severe ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with flail leaflet on Echocardiogram (2D/3D)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Prolapse #MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse ... flail leaflet on Echocardiogram ... (2D/3D) Ivan ... #3D #clinical # ... cardiology #pocus
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #regurgitation ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... consultation • Valve ... regurgitation or ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
with severe regurgitation ... retraction and severe ... #regurgitation ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Tricuspid valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram
The anterior leaflet is affected.  When in doubt and 3D is
Tricuspid valve ... endocarditis on Echocardiogram ... When in doubt and 3D ... #endocarditis #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
on TTE 2D and 3D ... do we estimate Pulmonary ... TR #tricuspid #regurgitation ... #3D #clinical # ... cardiology #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
think: tricuspid regurgitation ... & septic pulmonary ... consulted for the severely ... Endocarditis #POCUS #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... conditions) • Severe ... iron deficiency anemia ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology