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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... Look at the intimal ... flap in the descending ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
and larger than the ... ascending aorta ... crosses midline at the ... level of the carina ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Complex aortic atheroma (3D TTE)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#aortic #atheroma #echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #3d
Complex aortic atheroma ... (3D TTE) Ivan ... #atheroma #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #3d
Comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination - Aortic Views

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Transesophageal #Echocardiogram #TEE #Aortic #Views #Windows #Transducers #Angles
examination - Aortic ... Views #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Transesophageal ... #Echocardiogram ... #TEE #Aortic #Views
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Lateral E/e' <8 • Aortic ... E/e' > 10 • Aortic ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
considerably depending on the ... - Pulmonary edema ... this is unclear, the ... might support the ... diagnosis of hypertensive
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
- Differential Diagnosis ... The percentage ... cardiopulmonary • Aortic ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... hypertension
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
a RHC based on the ... pulmonary hypertension ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #hypertension ... #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Principles: Reduce the ... pressure - Central aortic ... causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... #Management #Cardiology