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Massive Aortic Root Dilatation on Echocardiogram (PLAX) in Marfan's Disease
Can’t remember size this was many years
Massive Aortic Root ... Young man with marfan ... @SotoHeartMD #Aortic ... Echocardiogram #aorta ... clinical #pocus #Marfans
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign is the medical sign consisting of excessive popliteal artery pulsation
Lincoln Sign in Aortic ... associated with Marfan ... syndrome, in which aortic ... root dilation and aortic ... Lincoln #Sign #Aortic
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe Aortic ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... AoV, Congenital Aortic ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marfan's
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... Consider aortic ... Marfans, EDS
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... Coarctation of the aorta ... endocarditis - Marfan
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Stenosis: • Aortic ... Supravalvular Aortic ... • Subvalvular Aortic ... (rings, webs) Aortic ... Rheumatic Fever • Marfan's
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan ... , Aortic Dissection
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
/V/diaphoresis Aortic ... CP, Risks: h/o Marfan
Marfan Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms

- Caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene (chromosome 15)
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Marfan Syndrome ... Autosomal Dominant #Marfans
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... Reactive arthritis, Marfan