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Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis ... #Valve #Stenosis ... #AS #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #aorta
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... Classification #Severity #Criteria ... #MeanGradient #
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Stenosis in Adults ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... Classification #Severity #Criteria ... #MeanGradient #
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... aneurysmAortic ... Stenosis: • Anacrotic ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Stenosis - Ischemic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis