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Aortic valve prolapse with significant regurgitation on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #Valve #aorta #prolapse #regurgitation
Aortic valve prolapse ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Valve #aorta # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
MVP/MR, mitral valve ... prolapse/mitral ... regurgitation; AS, aortic ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... #cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... hugging the left atrial ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
valve prolapse ... independent of cardiac ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral valve ... prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... disease (e.g., aortic ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... Right heart mobile ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... The pulmonic and aortic ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... CA • Involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology