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ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
StenosisAortic ... • Mitral Valve ... Stenosis #Valvular ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Regurgitation • Aortic ... ValveMitral ... Valve #Valvular ... Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Stenosis - Diastolic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
Severe Aortic Stenosis ... Aortic valve leaflets ... #Stenosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Tricuspid Stenosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Moderate or severe mitral ... stenosis • Mechanical ... heart valve ... #AFib #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Peripheral vascular ... - Cataract Plan ... Anticoagulation ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... valve prolapse ... disease (e.g., aortic ... insufficiency, stenosis ... ) • Severe mitral