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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Septal Defect (ASD ... (a4c) An elderly ... with dyspnea - ASD ... Septal #Defect #ASD ... #a4c #clinical
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... septal #defect #ASD ... #Bubble #Contrast
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Criteria - Major ... and Minor MAJOR ... - New valvular regurgitation ... #Endocarditis
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
of diagnostic criteria ... severity of tricuspid regurgitation ... ASD indicates atrial ... Cardiology #Tricuspid #Regurgitation ... #Criteria #Severe
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... OR • 1 major and ... - New valvular regurgitation ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... #differential #
ASD Secundum with Bidirectional Shunting on Echocardiogram (A4c) with Contrast
Male , 50y/o, previous anterior MI with
ASD Secundum with ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... ) with Contrast ... pretibial oedema - ASD ... MilicicaStefano #ASD
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #Differential #
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... washout of the contrast ... patient with an ASD ... effect #washout #ASD ... septal #defect #a4c