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Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic ... Bicuspid Aortic ... #Aortic #Valve ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #valve #regurgitation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... Degenerative: Systemic Arterial ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Unicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Unicuspid Aortic Valve can be uni- or acommissural. Usually presents in the
Unicuspid Aortic ... Unicuspid Aortic ... 3-5th decade w/regurgitation ... #Aortic #Valve ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... (both heart valve ... ) • Tricuspid ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
valve leaflets ... regurgitation with ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... regurgitation and ... associated with an atrial ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Excrescences #psax ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus