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Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic Valve ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Cardiac Output Measurement ... on POCUS Accurately ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... 1cm from aortic valve ... #POCUS #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... endocarditis #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Tricuspid Valve Leaflets in Parasternal Short Axis View

All three tricuspid valve leaflets may often be seen
Tricuspid Valve ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Leaflets #psax ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Axis view with measurement ... anterior mitral valve ... to the aortic valve ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Right Ventricular Size and Measurements on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Proximal Outflow Tract (PLAX View) >30 mm
Ventricular Size and Measurements ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... outflow tract (PSAX ... outflow tract (PSAX ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
independent prognostic value ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RVDysfunction #Measurements
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... Doppler-echocardiographic measurements ... follows: aortic valve ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mitral valve prolapse and mitral annulus dysjunction on Echocardiogram
(important for arrhythmic risk stratification)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Mitral valve prolapse ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax