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ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Assessment of Valve ... Stenosis #Valvular ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Evaluation of Valvular ... #Valvular #Regurgitation ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
Valvular vs Non-Valvular ... mechanical) heart valve ... mechanical heart valve ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #definition
Maneuvers to Identify Systolic Murmurs 
Effect of Squatting and Valsalva:
 - Mitral Valve Prolapse 
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Valsalva: - Mitral Valve ... Identification #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Differential Diagnosis ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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Cardiomyopathy • Establish diagnosis ... structure of mitral valve ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Structural • Valve ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
LAA Thrombus), Valve ... multiple coronary vascular ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pathologic: • Valvular ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• ACQUIRED VALVULAR ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology