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Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
Valve on Cardiac ... CMR showing quadricuspid ... partial fusion ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Quadricuspid AoV, Congenital ... Aortic Regurgitation ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an arterial ... into the thoracic aorta ... sync with the cardiac ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
disease (e.g., aortic ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... • Severe aortic ... regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Ao, aorta; DTI, ... time; LA, left atrium ... diameter; RA, right atrium ... TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
It is a congenital ... bronchial tree and ... branches off from the aorta ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... aortic valves generally ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR