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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... The cut-offs for grading ... and are usually caused ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Aortic ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... as follows: aortic ... transvalvular gradient ... , inconsistent grading ... AorticStenosis #Classification
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
Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Aortic Dissection ... Stanford / DeBakey Classification ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... Stanford #DeBakey #Classification
Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Stanford classification ... Type A: Ascending aorta ... #Diagnosis #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
 -
Aortic Dissection ... Classification: ... the ascending aorta ... B- Descending aorta ... #Classification
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... View Type A Aortic ... Aortic insuff, pericardial ... supports PE or other causes ... #TypeA #Aortic #
Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis ... • Severity and Grading ... @DharSaty #Aortic ... management #cardiology #aorta
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
the setting of Aortic ... pulses, also an aortic ... HG of systolic gradient ... #PhysicalExam #Aortic ... #Coarctation #Aorta
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Periprosthetic Aortic ... Regurgitation Grading ... Periprosthetic #Grading ... #Classification