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ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
ASE Echocardiographic ... Stenosis • Mitral ... Valvular #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
ASE Echocardiography ... • Mitral Valve ... Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... #cardiology
Mitral stenosis - Recommendations for classification of mitral stenosis severity

Valve area, 
Mean gradient and 
Pulmonary artery
stenosis severity Valve ... Mean gradient and ... Pulmonary artery ... pressure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Mitral
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; PS, pulmonary ... valve prolapse/ ... mitral regurgitation ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... Success of mitral ... valve repair (ie ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... other causes of ... #differential #diagnosis