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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #Aortic #Dissection
Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis ... and Grading • Management ... #Valve #Stenosis ... #AS #diagnosis ... #aorta
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the aorta ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... includes ascending aorta ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... fever & flu-like symptoms ... #aorta #Valve # ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) occurs in about 1% of the population. This figure – adapted for
Bicuspid aortic ... adapted for the echo PSAX ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Bicuspid #Aortic ... #Types #Raphes
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... • Should be on differential ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta