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Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) & Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
 • Prevalence
 • Anatomy of CoA
 •
Coarctation of Aorta ... GinaMPatel #Coarctation ... #Aorta #CoA #Interrupted ... IAA #cardiology ... pediatrics #peds #diagnosis
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
Coarctation ... coarctation with ... HG of systolic gradient ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
Coarctation of the ... Aorta Preductal ... #Aorta #Preductal ... Postductal #Congenital #Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #aortic
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis? ... at the intimal flap ... the descending aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Stanford classification ... Type A: Ascending aorta ... Distal to ascending aorta ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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Classification: ... the ascending aorta ... B- Descending aorta ... only #Diagnosis ... #Aorta #Classification
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... and ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis ... • Severity and Grading ... #Stenosis #AS #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #aorta
Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Stanford / DeBakey Classification ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... the descending aorta ... #types #diagnosis
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
The most common classification ... systems of thoracic aortic ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification