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Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
: Aortic Valve ... , Mitral Valve, ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and Windows ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
valve vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
Aortic Valve Nodules ... of Arantius on Echocardiogram ... but interesting finding ... #POCUS #TTE #PSAX ... #AorticValve #Cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fever & flu-like symptoms ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve #
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... with a vegetation ... The classic finding ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
An incidental finding ... valve. ... valve prolapse ... motion making the vegetation ... #Excrescences #psax