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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... LA, LV, aortic root ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Dilatation on Cardiac MRI and corresponding Chest XRay 

Abnormal CXR, mild dyspnoea but no chest
on Cardiac MRI ... to characterise aorta ... Note the thrombus ... the descending aorta ... #Dilatation #Aorta
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
into the thoracic aorta ... sync with the cardiac ... afterload & increases LV ... The thick-walled LV ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... = left atrium; LV ... with basal RV/LV ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RVStrain #RVOverload #PulmonaryEmbolism
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... Also, LV dilation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta
Mobile Aortic Thrombi - Gated aortic magnetic resonance imaging revealed four intraaortic thrombi (arrows) attached to
Mobile Aortic Thrombi ... four intraaortic thrombi ... the descending aorta ... synchrony with the cardiac ... cycle #Clinical #Radiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... Aortic pressure ... backup of pressure (aorta ... > LV) leads to ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Calcifications on Echocardiogram ... failure status with LV ... #Valve #aorta # ... Calcifications #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Ao, aorta; DTI, ... , left atrium; LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram