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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
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
Valve on Cardiac ... valve with partial ... fusion of the accessory ... and non-coronary cusps ... partial fusion of the
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the ... aorta - Indwelling ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
proximal and look for Aortic ... Valve in a plane ... leaflets coining the ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... mercedes #sign #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... short axes in TTE ... motion to image the ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... , e.g., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #views #TTE
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
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... PSAX) - Level of the ... PSAX) - Level of the ... Aortic Valve ... Chamber (A2C) #Echocardiogram
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... tear in the tunica ... of the aorta. ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential