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Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... basic cardiac POCUS ... major mitral and ... #Valve #Regurgitaton
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... valve. ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #TEE #cardiology ... #clinical #POCUS
Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram

RA Myxoma. Preop MRI tissue characterization suggested clot !!! When surgically removed there
Atrial Myxoma on ... mass and beware ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #s4c
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic heart ... (vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... #differential #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
), Mass (Myxoma, ... Venous System/Right Heart ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
morbidity Heart ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... • Structural: myxoma ... , thrombus, recent
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
Doppler imaging; IVC ... thrombus (or thrombi ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... tricuspic valve ... #Echocardiogram
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
valve conditions ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Disease on Echocardiogram ... Thickening, retraction and ... immobility of the ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... tumor embolism