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Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
and Stages Clinical ... Palpitations - HF ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... the most common cardiac ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... #pericardium #clinical ... #cxr #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #cardiology ... #clinical
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
diaphragm, the heart ... the silhouette sign ... fluid overload and heart ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
an increase in heart ... Other signs of CHF ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Signs of congestion ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment