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Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
• Etiology • Severity ... and Grading • ... #Stenosis #AS #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #aorta
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 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... Classification #Severity
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 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... Classification #Severity
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
This tracing plus ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... regurgitation; AS, aortic ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Diagnosis - Absent ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Diagnosis Typically ... the JVP decreases ... or increase in JVP ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
, and elevated JVP ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... heart is pounding, racing ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Differential #