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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Hypertension, Age-Related ... #Differential #
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... and ascending aorta ... are dilated. ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
ASE Echocardiography ... Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve # ... aorta
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... replacement 6 months ago ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... EUSmkh #Aortic #aorta ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... : • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... 4cm and aortic regurgitation ... intimal flap in the aorta ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Blood cultures are ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... The radiology resident ... is patent; why are ... Elias Jaffa MD MS ... #Aorta #Aortic