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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... general health - Aortic ... valve regurgitation ... #Differential # ... Causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Regurgitation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... disorders: - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... #Diagnosis #causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... Consider aortic ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ... Case of the ... to ER Type A Aortic ... valve. ... Dissection #Flap #Echocardiogram
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic valve, a rare cause for severe AR

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Quadricuspid
Quadricuspid Aortic ... Valve on Echocardiogram ... Quadricuspid Aortic ... valve, a rare cause ... #Valve #Echocardiogram
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... Regurgitation In cases ... are rare, but cause ... valve leaflets ... ChordaeTendinae #echocardiogram
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Quadricuspid Aortic ... Valve on Echocardiogram ... Valve - very rare ... approx 20% of cases ... #Valve #Echocardiogram
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Severe Aortic Valve ... Calcifications on Echocardiogram ... The mass with clear ... #Valve #aorta # ... Calcifications #Echocardiogram