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Aortic Measurements on Echocardiography
Aortic annulus 1.4-2.6 cm
Sinus of Valsalva 2.1-3.5 cm
Sinotubular junction 1.7-3.4 cm
Ascending Aorta 2.1-3.4
Aortic Measurements ... cm Ascending Aorta ... #Aorta #Measurements ... Echocardiography #echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #Cardiology
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... What is the pathology ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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involvement of the ... ascending aorta ... B- Descending aorta ... descending aorta ... only #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Aortic Dissection ... ascending aorta ... descending aorta ... descending aorta ... Classification #types #diagnosis
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... Look at the intimal ... aorta. ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
The most common ... systems of thoracic aortic ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Pregnancy • Optic ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... Measurements #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... TypeA #Dissection #Aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
proximal and look for Aortic ... leaflets coining the ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... mercedes #sign #Echocardiogram
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Evaluation of Aortic ... Quantitative Doppler #Aortic ... Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve #aorta