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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... m/s • Other signs ... - Mechanism: causes
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Pulmonary arterial ... This case illustrates ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... displaced than the mitral ... commonest congenital cause ... associated with an atrial ... #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid