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ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
StenosisAortic ... • Mitral Valve ... Stenosis #Valvular ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Evaluation of Valvular ... Regurgitation • Aortic ... ValveMitral ... Valve #Valvular ... #criteria #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
cardiac murmur • Valvular ... Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... insult due to vascular ... : • Rheumatic valvular ... • Degenerative valvular
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... multiple coronary vascular ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

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

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... detect possible valvular ... Moderate or severe mitral ... heart valve ... #AFib #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
cardiac murmur • Valvular ... failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... : • Rheumatic valvular ... • Degenerative valvular ... insult due to vascular
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

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

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... valve prolapse ... myocarditis • Valvular ... insufficiency, stenosis ... ) • Severe mitral