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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
and mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #diagnosis #management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
management Source ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... excursion; TR, tricuspid ... regurgitation. ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
via tricuspid regurgitant ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... regurgitation velocity ... diagnosis Diagnostic criteria ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... and mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... commonly affects Aortic ... valve (tricuspid ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... , new valvular regurgitation