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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Algorithm
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Echocardiography 1. ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
biventricular dysfunction ... Myocarditis #plax #psax #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grading - Echocardiography ... /e’ < 8 Grade 1 ... grades #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... velocity >4.0 m/s (1) ... mmHg (2) (Table 1) ... combination of an AVA <1 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
• Ventricular Dysfunction ... Ebsteins #Anomaly #A4c ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
first‐line tool (Figure 1) ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
atrial myxoma on POCUS ... RV dilatation dysfunction ... atrial #myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #ultrasound