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Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Hufnagel Caged Ball Valve ... Silastic Ball Valve ... Medtronic Freestyle Valve ... Edwards Prima Valve ... Edwards Sapien Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... infection Native Valve ... lugdunensis Native Valve ... Culture-negative Prosthetic Valve ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic Valve
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Targets Mechanical Valve ... • Any mitral valve ... prosthesis • Aortic valve ... 2.5: • Aortic valve ... Bioprosthetic Valve
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... Antiplatelet by Valve ... bioprosthetic valve ... bioprosthetic valve ... Cardiology #Prosthetic #Valve
Summary of Anticoagulation / Antiplatelet therapy for mechanical valves.

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Pharmacology #Prosthetic #Valve #Anticoagulation #Bioprosthetic
for mechanical valves ... Pharmacology #Prosthetic #Valve
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Prosthetic Heart Valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
stenosis (calculated valve ... and MV mitral valve ... meter (normal value ... stenotic mitral valve ... mm Hg (normal value
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic Valve ... Bicuspid Aortic valves ... Bicuspid #Aortic #Valve
Artificial Heart Valve Replacement - Positioning on Chest X-Ray

#HeartValve #Replacement #Positioning #Chest #XRay #radiology #clinical #CXR
Artificial Heart Valve ... clinical #CXR #valves
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Structural • Valve ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes