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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
triple-rule-out (CAD, PE ... #dissection #aorta ... #cardiaccta #cardiology ... #clinical #chestct ... #radiology #TypeA
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
CMR showing quadricuspid ... and non-coronary cusps ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... Regurgitation #CardiacMRI #clinical ... #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Number of Cannon A per ... to diagnose the case ... that’s called “clinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
collapsed LUL and the aorta ... Since the aorta ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Floating Aorta Sign:  Displacement of the abdominal aorta away from the vertebral column. 
On lateral
Floating Aorta Sign ... the abdominal aorta ... posterior to the aorta ... and displace the aorta ... #clinical #radiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... sucks in" blood from ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
PA view On the PA ... silhouette of the aortic ... elongation of the aorta ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... that branches off from ... the aorta (blue ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... Twitter from Dr ... #cardiology #radiology ... #aorta